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Orthoptera Species File
Species

Odontogryllus (Mellodontus) megaladenus Corrêa, Cadena-Castañeda, Franco & Tavares, 2026

CollectionObject 2874638; 5f7b5147-153f-4937-b42e-89d1aec2674f: Holotype, phallic complex, lateral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2874638; 5f7b5147-153f-4937-b42e-89d1aec2674f: Holotype, phallic complex, lateral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2874638; 5f7b5147-153f-4937-b42e-89d1aec2674f: Holotype, phallic complex, ventral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2874638; 5f7b5147-153f-4937-b42e-89d1aec2674f: Holotype, phallic complex, dorsal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2874638; 5f7b5147-153f-4937-b42e-89d1aec2674f: Holotype, habitus dorsal. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2874639; 27053339-71e4-4aae-9ff6-ff7429608593: Paratype, male, postabdomen, ventral view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2874639; 27053339-71e4-4aae-9ff6-ff7429608593: Paratype, male, head and pronotum, dorsal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2874639; 27053339-71e4-4aae-9ff6-ff7429608593: Paratype, male; head, thorax, and tegmina, dorsal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2874639; 27053339-71e4-4aae-9ff6-ff7429608593: Paratype, male, habitus dorsal. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2874639; 27053339-71e4-4aae-9ff6-ff7429608593: Paratype, male, habitus dorsal. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 2874640; 30a4cef2-301d-44f2-863e-fa6d23c62ae3: Paratype, female, habitus dorsal. (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (1)

  • Odontogryllus (Mellodontus) megaladenus Corrêa, Cadena-Castañeda, Franco & Tavares, 2026 in Corrêa, Cadena-Castañeda, Fernandes, Franco & Tavares, 2026: 7.

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:

Derived from Greek "megalo" (μέγας) meaning large, and "adenus" from "aden" (ἀδήν) meaning gland. The name is a Latinized adjective that translates to "having a large gland," referring to the well-developed gland on the male tegmen.

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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Species1001