species
Micropathus zubat Beasley-Hall & Eberhard, 2025
Nomenclature (1)
- Micropathus zubat Beasley-Hall & Eberhard, 2025: 260.
Holotype; male; TMAG F073188; deposited at: Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery (TMAG); Australia: Tasmania: Southwest National Park, Forest Hills, Cave 2
Nomenclature references (1)
- Beasley-Hall, P.G. & Eberhard, S.M. (2025) Diversity and distribution of cave crickets in the genus Micropathus Walker, 1869, threatened short-range endemics from Tasmanian wet forest (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 1012. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3053
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Named after Zubat, a bat Pokémon from the video game franchise of the same name. The two spiked lobes on the female subgenital plate are reminiscent of the pair of long fangs on Zubat’s upper jaw.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |