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Orthoptera Species File
genus

Spinapecta Naskrecki & Lopes-Andrade, 2005

Type

Spinapecta alieniphaga Naskrecki & Lopes-Andrade, 2005 type species by original designation of Spinapecta Naskrecki & Lopes-Andrade, 2005

Nomenclature (1)

  • Spinapecta Naskrecki & Lopes-Andrade, 2005: 3.

    type species by original designation Spinapecta alieniphaga Naskrecki & Lopes-Andrade, 2005

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Naskrecki, P. & Lopes-Andrade, C. (2005) A new genus and species of katydids of the tribe Polyancistrini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Pseudophyllinae) from Brazil, an apparent pest of Eucalyptus plantations. Zootaxa, 952, 1–8.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Spinapecta is derived from Latin words spina = thorn and pectus = breast, to reflect the presence of strong spines on the sternum in the only species of the new genus.

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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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