Genus
Stegotettix Sanabria-Urbán, Gómez-Tapia & Mariño-Pérez, 2026
Type
Nomenclature (1)
- Stegotettix Sanabria-Urbán, Gómez-Tapia & Mariño-Pérez, 2026 in Sanabria-Urbán, Gómez-Tapia, Rangel-Villa & Mariño-Pérez, 2026: 303.
type species by original designation Stegotettix cristata Sanabria-Urbán, Gómez-Tapia & Mariño-Pérez, 2026
References (1)
- Sanabria-Urbán, S., Gómez-Tapia, J.D., Rangel-Villa, J.M. & Mariño-Pérez, R. (2026) Studies on Mexican grasshoppers: Stegotettix cristata a new genus and species, and three new species of the genus Oaxaca Fontana et al. 2011 (Acrididae; Melanoplinae). Zootaxa, 5760(3), 301–336. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5760.3.1
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Composed of two Greek words: “στεγός” meaning roof or cover and “τέττῑξ” meaning grasshopper. The name reflects the covering of the head by the crest of the pronotum
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Genus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |