Species
Matildacris gageae Desutter-Grandcolas, 2026
Nomenclature (1)
- Matildacris gageae Desutter-Grandcolas, 2026 in Desutter-Grandcolas, Hugel, Leguin, Yong, Duarte, Gasc, Begué-Quiala & Hernández Hernández, 2026: 44.
Holotype; male; 7353d5f8-3e66-4e88-ad5d-c68123862058; deposited at: Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba (La Habana); Cuba: Guantánamo: Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt, Bahía de Taco
References (1)
- Desutter-Grandcolas, L., Hugel, S., Leguin, E.-A., Yong, S., Duarte, S., Gasc, A., Begué-Quiala, G. & Hernández Hernández, N. (2026) Description of a remarkable cricket from Cuba, establishing the genus Matildacris (Orthoptera, Phalangopsidae). Zootaxa, 5831(1), 35–48. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5831.1.3
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Named after the American writer and activist Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826–1898), who campaigned for women’s rights, abolitionism and Native American rights.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
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| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |