genus
Tukunha Mendes & Rafael, 2021
Type
type species by original designation of
Nomenclature (2)
- Tukunha Mendes & Rafael, 2021: 562.
type species by original designation Tukunha pinimauna Mendes & Rafael, 2021
- Tukunha Mendes & Rafael, 2021 (classified as Microcentrina Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878) in Gorochov, 2026: 3.
Nomenclature 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. & Rafael, J.A. (2021) Two new and rare genera of angle-winged katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae: Microcentrini) from the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest. Zootaxa, 4999(6), 553–572.
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Tukunha comes from the Brazilian indigenous language Tupi: Tuku (tukura) meaning “katydid” + kunha meaning “women, female”. Reference to the curious fact that only female specimens are known.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| genus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| species | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |