Subgenus
Odontogryllus (Mellodontus) Corrêa, Cadena-Castañeda, Fernandes, Franco & Tavares, 2026
Type
Nomenclature (1)
- Odontogryllus (Mellodontus) Corrêa, Cadena-Castañeda, Fernandes, Franco & Tavares, 2026: 2.
type species by original designation Odontogryllus (Mellodontus) megaladenus Corrêa, Cadena-Castañeda, Franco & Tavares, 2026
References (1)
- Corrêa, L.R., Cadena-Castañeda, O.J., Fernandes, J.A.M., Franco, L.F. & Tavares, G.C. (2026) Contributions to Odontogryllini (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Landrevinae) with the description of a new subgenus and two new species of Odontogryllus Saussure, 1877 from South America. Biologia, 81(203), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-026-02268-4
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
The name combines two words. "Mello" honors the Brazilian researcher Francisco Assis Ganeo de Mello, in recognition of his major contribution to national orthopterology. He described the tribe Odontogryllini. The second part, "-odontus", derives from Greek odous (ὀδούς), meaning "tooth," and forms the root of the genus name Odontogryllus, to which this subgenus belongs.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Subgenus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Species | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |