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Draconatus melanocephalus Fianco & Engelking, 2026

Nomenclature (1)

  • Draconatus melanocephalus Fianco & Engelking, 2026 in Fianco, Alasmar & Engelking, 2026: 578.

    Holotype; female; dcbd47fc-6b93-42d1-a1fd-c81f2fa4cd97; Brazil: Bahia: Mucugê, Parque Nacional da Chapada Diamantina, Vale do Pati

References (1)

  • Fianco, M., Alasmar, L. & Engelking, P.W. (2026) The Hidden Dragon-Katydid: a new genus and species of predatory Listroscelidinae katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from Diamantina National Park, Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 5807(3), 571–580. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5807.3.9

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Derived from Greek s mélas (μέλας) meaning black or dark, and kephalé (κεφαλή), meaning head. The name refers to the dark coloration of the head. The epithet is treated as a Latinized adjective.

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