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Tumbrinckitettix impennis (Günther, 1939)

Wingless Hiding Pygmy Grasshopper
Tumbrinckitettix impennis (Günther, 1939): Fig. 131. female, lateral view (pronotum length 11.3 mm, hind femur 6.8 mm). (Otu).
Tumbrinckitettix impennis (Günther, 1939): Fig. 131. female, lateral view (pronotum length 11.3 mm, hind femur 6.8 mm). (Otu).
Tumbrinckitettix impennis (Günther, 1939): Fig. 130. female, head and pronotum, dorsal view (shoulder width 2.9 mm). (Otu).
CollectionObject 1505197; 371505dc-b669-4c28-8686-1683e50f6697: male, left lateral view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1505197; 371505dc-b669-4c28-8686-1683e50f6697: male, right lateral view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1505197; 371505dc-b669-4c28-8686-1683e50f6697: male, frontal view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1505197; 371505dc-b669-4c28-8686-1683e50f6697: male, dorsal view (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1505197; 371505dc-b669-4c28-8686-1683e50f6697: labels (paralectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1532578; a7b6ecfb-de01-4ff4-888a-8d365e2f042e: male, lateral view (lectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1532578; a7b6ecfb-de01-4ff4-888a-8d365e2f042e: male, lateral view (lectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1532578; a7b6ecfb-de01-4ff4-888a-8d365e2f042e: male, dorsal view (lectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1532578; a7b6ecfb-de01-4ff4-888a-8d365e2f042e: male, frontal view (lectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1532578; a7b6ecfb-de01-4ff4-888a-8d365e2f042e: labels (lectotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1585767; c977b3ac-eeff-4af7-9d23-260757fc726e: female, lateral view (paralecotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1585767; c977b3ac-eeff-4af7-9d23-260757fc726e: female, lateral view (paralecotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1585767; c977b3ac-eeff-4af7-9d23-260757fc726e: female, dorsal view (paralecotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1585767; c977b3ac-eeff-4af7-9d23-260757fc726e: female, frontal view (paralecotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1585767; c977b3ac-eeff-4af7-9d23-260757fc726e: labels (paralecotype). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (2)

  • Cryptotettix impennis Günther, 1939: 196.
  • Tumbrinckitettix impennis (Günther, 1939) in Cadena-Castañeda, Quintana-Arias, Infante, Silva & Tavares, 2025: 214.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Cadena-Castañeda, O.J., Quintana-Arias, R.F., Infante, I.C., Silva, D.S.M. & Tavares, G.C. (2025) Studies on pygmy grasshoppers: On the current Metrodorinae sensu lato classification (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) with emphasis on American and Malagasy taxa. Zootaxa, 5597(1), 1–265. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5597.1.1
  • Günther, K. (1939) Revision der Acrydiinae (Orthoptera), III. Sectio Amorphopi (Metrodorae Bol. 1887, aut.). Abhandlungen und Berichte aus den Staatlichen Museen für Tierkunde und Völkerkunde in Dresden (Ser. A: Zool.) (N.F.), 20 (NF Bd.1), 16–335.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin for wingless, alluding to the complete absence of flight organs.

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