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genus

Bolotettix Hancock, 1907

Type

type species by original designation of Bolotettix Hancock, 1907

Nomenclature (22)

  • Bolotettix Hancock, 1907: 223.

    type species by original designation Bolotettix validispinus Hancock, 1907

  • Bolotettix Hancock, 1907 in Kirby, 1910: 577.
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  • Bolotettix Hancock, 1907 (classified as Criotettiginae Kevan, 1966) in Tumbrinck, 2026: 409.
  • Syzygottix [sic] Günther, 1938 (misspelling of Syzygotettix Günther, 1938)

Nomenclature references (14)

  • Adžić, K., Deranja, M., Franjević, D. & Skejo, J. (2020) Are Scelimeninae (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) monophyletic and why it remains a question. Entomological News, 129(2), 128–146.
  • Blackith, R.E. (1992) Tetrigidae (Insecta; Orthoptera) of Southeast Asia: Annotated catalogue with partial translated keys and bibliography. JAPAGA, Wicklow, Ireland, i-liv, 1–248.
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  • Bolívar, I. (1887) Essai sur les Acridiens de la tribu des Tettigidae. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique, 31, 175–313. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44636#page/675/mode/1up
  • Günther, K. (1938) Revision der Acrydiinae (Orth.) II. Scelimenae spuriae. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung, 99, 117–148, 161–230. Available at http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Entomologische-Zeitung-Stettin_99_0161-0230.pdf
  • Hancock, J.L. (1907) Studies of the Tetriginae (Orthoptera) in the Oxford University Museum. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1907, 213–244, pl. 21. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/48288#page/425/mode/1up
  • Hancock, J.L. (1915) V. Indian Tetriginae (Acrydiinae). Records of the Indian Museum, 11, 55–137. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41760#page/91/mode/1up
  • Kirby, W.F. (1910) A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae). British Museum (Natural History), London, Vol. 3, Issue 2, 674 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29660
  • Otte, D. (1997) Orthoptera Species File 6. Tetrigoidea and Tridactyloidea (Orthoptera: Caelifera) and Addenda to OSF Vols. 1-5. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 261 pp.
  • Rambur (1838) Orthoptères. In Faune entomologique de l’Andalousie. Vol. 2, 12–94 pp. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=d54-AAAAcAAJ
  • Storozhenko, S.Y. (2025) New and little known pygmy grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) from the Philippines. Zootaxa, 5661(3), 351–366. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.3.3
  • Subedi, M., Kasalo, N. & Skejo, J. (2025) Definition of the pygmy grasshopper subfamily Criotettiginae (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) with a preliminary catalogue of genera. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 318, 133–151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2025.08.003
  • Tan, M.K., Muhammad, A.A., Damit, D.F.B.A., Japir, R., Chung, A.Y.C. & Robillard, T. (2025) A new species and notes of some pygmy grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) from Sabah. Zootaxa, 5683(4), 543–560. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5683.4.5
  • Tumbrinck, J. (2026) Review of all Tetrigidae species described from 1758 to 1886. Zootaxa, 5845(3), 401–455. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5845.3.1
  • Yin, X.-C., Shi, J. & Yin, Z. (1996) Synonymic Catalogue of Grasshoppers and their Allies of the World (Orthoptera: Caelifera). China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing, 1266 pp.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Possibly derived from bolo, a word used for single-edged swords or large knives of the Philippines, and related to the shape of the pronotum.

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
genus1034
species1601531