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Grunagryllus aquaeclarae Mendes Carvalho & Ferreira, 2026

Nomenclature (1)

  • Grunagryllus aquaeclarae Mendes Carvalho & Ferreira, 2026: 8.

    Holotype; male; ISLA 50485; deposited at: Coleção de Invertebrados Subterrâneos de Lavras, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Minas Gerais (ISLA); Brazil: Bahia: São Felix do Coribe, Lapa dos Peixes I cave

References (1)

  • Mendes Carvalho, P.H. & Ferreira, R.L. (2026) Hidden in the shadows: Grunagryllus, a new genus of Paragryllina (Orthoptera: Phalangopsidae) reveals the first occurrence of the subtribe in the Brazilian Semiarid. Taxonomy, 6(45), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy6030045

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Derived from Latin aquae (of water) and clarae (clear, bright), meaning “of clear waters.” The name refers to the caves of the Água Clara cave system where the type series was collected.

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