species
Pseudoutanacris grilla Campos-Yánez, García-Ruilova & Inclán, 2026
Nomenclature (1)
- Pseudoutanacris grilla Campos-Yánez, García-Ruilova & Inclán, 2026: 4.
Holotype; male; MECN-FC-2309; deposited at: Museo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias Naturales, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Quito, Ecuador (MECN); Ecuador: Morona Santiago: El Tigrillo, road Macas-Guamote
Nomenclature references (1)
- Campos-Yánez, F., García-Ruilova, A.B. & Inclán, D.J. (2026) A new species of aposematic grasshopper of the genus Pseudoutanacris (Acrididae: Gomphocerinae) from the Andean cloud forest of the Ecuadorian Amazon basin. PeerJ, 14(e20376), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20376
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Derived from the Spanish word ‘‘grillo’’. In Ecuador most Orthoptera are commonly referred to as ‘‘grillos’’ (crickets). The term is also used to describe a person who seeks attention and exhibits behavior similar to that of the species.
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