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Aglaothorax giganteus (Rentz & Birchim, 1968)

Gigantic Shieldback
Aglaothorax giganteus (Rentz & Birchim, 1968): female (allotype). (Otu).
Aglaothorax giganteus (Rentz & Birchim, 1968): female (allotype). (Otu).
Aglaothorax giganteus (Rentz & Birchim, 1968): male habitus, lateral view (paratype). (Otu).
Aglaothorax giganteus (Rentz & Birchim, 1968): male face (paratype). (Otu).
Aglaothorax giganteus (Rentz & Birchim, 1968): male pronotum lateral (paratype). (Otu).
Aglaothorax giganteus (Rentz & Birchim, 1968): male subgenital plate (paratype). (Otu).
Aglaothorax giganteus (Rentz & Birchim, 1968): male subgenital plate (paratype). (Otu).
Aglaothorax giganteus (Rentz & Birchim, 1968): male cerci (paratype). (Otu).
Aglaothorax giganteus (Rentz & Birchim, 1968): male pronotum dorsal (paratype). (Otu).
Aglaothorax giganteus (Rentz & Birchim, 1968): male label (paratype). (Otu).
CollectionObject 1522382; a0403191-0cb5-4aab-b459-07df34d9a5b2: male (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1522382; a0403191-0cb5-4aab-b459-07df34d9a5b2: male cerci (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1522382; a0403191-0cb5-4aab-b459-07df34d9a5b2: male head and pronotum, dorsal view (holotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (3)

  • Neduba (Aglaothorax) ovata gigantea Rentz & Birchim, 1968: 77.

    Holotype; male; a0403191-0cb5-4aab-b459-07df34d9a5b2; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); United States: California: Inyo: 8 mi. north of Lone Pine

  • Aglaothorax ovatus gigantea (Rentz & Birchim, 1968) in Otte, 1997: 262.
  • Aglaothorax giganteus (Rentz & Birchim, 1968) in Cole, Weissman, Lightfoot, Ueshima & Warchalowska-Sliwa, 2025: 23.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Cole, J.A., Weissman, D.B., Lightfoot, D.C., Ueshima, N. & Warchalowska-Sliwa, E. (2025) A revision of the shield-backed katydid genus Aglaothorax (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Tettigoniinae: Nedubini). Zootaxa, 5667(1), 1–104. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5667.1.1
  • Otte, D. (1997) Orthoptera Species File 7. Tettigonioidea. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 373 pp.
  • Rentz, D.C.F. & Birchim, J.D. (1968) Revisionary studies in the Nearctic Decticinae. Memoirs of the Pacific Coast Entomological Society, 3, 1–173. Available at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/walker/Buzz/s104lrb68.pdf

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Named in reference to the large size.

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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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