SpeciesMindanao horned pygmy devil
Xistra (Tegoxistra) derijei (Patano, Mohagan, Tumbrinck, Amoroso & Skejo, 2021)
Nomenclature (2)
- Tegotettix derijei Patano, Mohagan, Tumbrinck, Amoroso & Skejo, 2021: 199, 203.
Holotype; female; d0491063-a29d-4616-b28c-09b3cb1e26e9; deposited at: Museum of Central Mindanao University (CMU); Philippines: North Cotabato: Mindanao: Davao, Marilog, Mount Malambo
- Xistra (Tegoxistra) derijei (Patano, Mohagan, Tumbrinck, Amoroso & Skejo, 2021) in Skejo, Kasalo, Patano, Storozhenko, Tumbrinck, Domazet-Lošo, Amoroso, Yap & Škorput, 2025: 29.
References (2)
- Patano, R.R., Jr., Mohagan, A.B., Tumbrinck, J., Amoroso, V.B. & Skejo, J. (2021) Horned and spiky: Tegotettix derijei sp. n. (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) is a peculiar new pygmy grasshopper species from Mindanao. Zootaxa, 4933(2), 198–210.
- Skejo, J., Kasalo, N., Patano, R.R., Jr., Storozhenko, S.Y., Tumbrinck, J., Domazet-Lošo, T., Amoroso, V.B., Yap, S.A. & Škorput, J. (2025) Taxonomic revision of pygmy devil genera Almacris, Ginixistra, Tegotettix, and Xistra, with comments on Xistrella (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae). Taxonomy, 5(60), 1–47. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy5040060
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Named in honor of Dr. Jesus Antonio G. Derije, president of the Central Mindanao University in the region of Bukidnon. His valuable contribution and support to the implementation of biodiversity and conservation research projects of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Extension in Mindanao (CEBREM) has helped in the development of orthopterological studies in Mindanao.
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| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |