Species
Caatingatettix suassunai Fianco, Engelking & Antunes, 2026
Nomenclature (1)
- Caatingatettix suassunai Fianco, Engelking & Antunes, 2026: 4.
Holotype; male; 1a4bc20f-e23b-4c96-9fe7-2b5ef733b8ca; deposited at: Universidade Federal do Paraná, Coleção de Entomologia Padre Jesus Santiago Moure (DZUP); Brazil: Alagoas: Olhos d'Água das Flores
References (1)
- Fianco, M., Engelking, P.W. & Antunes, A.F. (2026) Hidden katydid diversity in Brazil’s drylands: Taxonomy and phylogenetic placement of two new phaneropterinae genera (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae:) from Caatinga. Austral Entomology, 65(4), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70119
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Honoring Ariano Suassuna, a Brazilian writer and artist born in the State of Paraíba. Author of the stage play ‘Auto da Compadecida’ (1955), filmed in 2000, which became an international success known as ‘A Dog's Will’. Also known as creator of the Armorial Movement, an erudite Brazilian art form derived from the popular and traditional roots of the Northeast.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |