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Type

type species by original designation of Tuaia (Capiguara) Mendes, Chamorro-Rengifo & Rafael, 2020

Nomenclature (2)

  • Capiguara Mendes, Chamorro-Rengifo & Rafael, 2020: 57.

    type species by original designation Capiguara trimaculata Mendes, Chamorro-Rengifo & Rafael, 2020

  • Tuaia (Capiguara) Mendes, Chamorro-Rengifo & Rafael, 2020

References (2)

  • Gorochov, A.V. (2026) Systematics of the American katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Communication 13: the subtribes Microcentrina and Stilpnochlorina subtrib.n. Russian Entomological Journal, 35(1), 1–67. https://doi.org/10.15298/rusentj.35.1.01
  • Mendes, D.M.de M., Chamorro-Rengifo, J. & Rafael, J.A. (2020) Five new genera of angle-wing katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae: Microcentrini) from the Amazon Rainforest. Zootaxa, 4828(1), 1–84.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

In the Brazilian Nheengatu indigenous language and meaning “one who lives among the leaves”, referring to the habitat and the characteristic camouflage behavior.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Subgenus1012
Species2002