species
Platythorus toltecus (Saussure, 1861)
Nomenclature (86)
- Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861: 401.
- Batrachidea tolteca (Saussure, 1861) in Thomas, 1873: 244.
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- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Bruner, 1895: 62.
- Paratettix borellii Giglio-Tos, 1897: 28.
Syntype; c09a3a1b-42f7-4728-b678-b7329129fba7; deposited at: Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali (MRSN); Bolivia: Potosí: Caiza. Syntype; 656e70a7-5898-4f9c-8b22-1be4f9daa62d; deposited at: Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali (MRSN); Argentina: Jujuy: Capital: San Lorenzo
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Giglio-Tos, 1898: 35.
- Paratettix durus Morse, 1900: 13.
Syntypes (n= 2); male; 922d8576-979b-485d-8df2-c68123e19533; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); Mexico: Veracruz: Medellin. Syntype; male; NHMUK010924795; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Mexico: Veracruz: Medellin
- Paratettix sinuatus Morse, 1900: 13.
Syntype; male; 28bf9a76-2609-4acf-b74e-25b208c62f6e; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); Mexico: Guanajuato
- Tettix convexus Morse, 1900: 10.
Syntype; male; 92f35e37-3905-4ecd-964d-d6f7b25544f3; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); Mexico: Mexico City. Syntype; female; NHMUK010924808; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Mexico: Mexico City
- Tettix tectus Morse, 1900: 10.
Syntype; female; 360b7b01-cc5a-4f93-a5d5-f7c922db2faf; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); Mexico: México: Mexico City. Syntype; male; NHMUK010924806; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Mexico: México: Mexico City
- Paratettix borellii Giglio-Tos, 1897 in Bruner, 1900: 16.
- Paratettix durus Morse, 1900 (primary homonym of Paratettix durus Karsch, 1893)
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Morse, 1900: 12.
- Apotettix eurycephalus Hancock, 1902: 100, 102.
Holotype; female; a8084cf0-a475-4cad-af8d-148b89c19d7e; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); United States: Texas: Bastrop: Paige
- Paratettix durus Morse, 1900 in Hancock, 1902: 123.
- Apotettix convexus (Morse, 1900) in Hancock, 1902: 101.
- Apotettix tectus (Morse, 1900) in Hancock, 1902: 101.
- Tylotettix sinuatus (Morse, 1900) in Hancock, 1902: 47.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Scudder & Cockerell, 1902: 22.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Hancock, 1902: 119.
- Paratettix sinuatus Morse, 1900 in Rehn, 1903: 8.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Rehn, 1903: 8.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Rehn, 1905: 801.
- Paratettix borelli Giglio-Tos, 1897 in Hancock, 1907: 56.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Rehn, 1907: 30.
- Paratettix saevus Kirby, 1910: 35.
Syntypes (n= 2); male; 922d8576-979b-485d-8df2-c68123e19533; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); Mexico: Veracruz: Medellin. Syntype; male; NHMUK010924795; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Mexico: Veracruz: Medellin
- Paratettix borellii Giglio-Tos, 1897 in Bruner, 1910: 467.
- Apotettix eurycephalus Hancock, 1902 in Kirby, 1910: 54.
- Paratettix sinuatus Morse, 1900 in Kirby, 1910: 35.
- Paratettix saevus Kirby, 1910 (unnecessary replacement for Paratettix durus Morse, 1900)
- Apotettix convexus (Morse, 1900) in Kirby, 1910: 53.
- Apotettix tectus (Morse, 1900) in Kirby, 1910: 54.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Hancock, 1915: 136.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Blatchley, 1920: 177.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Hebard, 1923: 169.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Hebard, 1924: 89.
- Apotettix eurycephalus Hancock, 1902 in Harman, 1925
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Hebard, 1925: 269.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Hebard, 1929: 321.
- Apotettix eurycephalus Hancock, 1902 in Robertson, 1930
- Apotettix eurycephalus Hancock, 1902 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Hebard, 1932: 227.
- Paratettix sinuatus Morse, 1900 (subjective synonym of Paratettix freygessnerii Bolívar, 1887) in Hebard, 1932: 226.
- Tettix tectus Morse, 1900 (subjective synonym of Paratettix freygessnerii Bolívar, 1887) in Hebard, 1932: 226.
- Apotettix eurycephalus Hancock, 1902 in King & Slifer, 1933: 80.
- Paratettix borellii Giglio-Tos, 1897 (subjective synonym of Paratettix freygessnerii Bolívar, 1887) in Hebard, 1933: 41.
- Apotettix eurycephalus Hancock, 1902 in Robertson, 1935
- Apotettix eurycephalus Hancock, 1902 in Robertson, 1935
- Paratettix borellii Giglio-Tos, 1897 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Liebermann, 1939: 139.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Liebermann, 1939: 139.
- Paratettix borellii Giglio-Tos, 1897 in Liebermann, 1948: 76.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Liebermann, 1948: 75.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Liebermann, 1955: 332.
- Paratettix durus Morse, 1900 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Rehn & Grant, 1957: 311.
- Paratettix saevus Kirby, 1910 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Rehn & Grant, 1957: 311.
- Paratettix sinuatus Morse, 1900 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Rehn & Grant, 1957: 311.
- Tettix convexus Morse, 1900 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Rehn & Grant, 1957: 311.
- Tettix tectus Morse, 1900 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Rehn & Grant, 1957: 311.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Rehn & Grant, 1957: 311.
- Apotettix eurycephalus Hancock, 1902 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Rehn & Grant, 1961: 97.
- Paratettix durus Morse, 1900 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Rehn & Grant, 1961: 96.
- Paratettix saevus Kirby, 1910 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Rehn & Grant, 1961: 97.
- Paratettix sinuatus Morse, 1900 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Rehn & Grant, 1961: 96.
- Tettix convexus Morse, 1900 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Rehn & Grant, 1961: 96.
- Tettix tectus Morse, 1900 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Rehn & Grant, 1961: 96.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Rehn & Grant, 1961: 96.
- Apotettix eurycephalus Hancock, 1902 in Otte, 1979: 38.
- Paratettix durus Morse, 1900 in Otte, 1979: 52.
- Paratettix sinuatus Morse, 1900 in Otte, 1979: 52.
- Paratettix borellii Giglio-Tos, 1897 in Passerin d' Entrèves, 1981: 34, 42.
- Batrachidea tolteca (Saussure, 1861) in Maes, 1989: 50.
- Paratettix sinuatus Morse, 1900 in Yin, Shi & Yin, 1996: 897.
- Paratettix durus Morse, 1900 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Otte, 1997: 121.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Buzzetti & Devriese, 2007: 51.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Buzzetti & Carotti, 2008: 44.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Barranco, 2010
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Hollier, 2013: 216.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona-Granda, 2015: 463.
- Apotettix eurycephalus Hancock, 1902 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Kasalo, Naskrecki, Rebrina & Skejo, 2023: 201.
- Paratettix borellii Giglio-Tos, 1897 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Kasalo, Naskrecki, Rebrina & Skejo, 2023: 201.
- Paratettix durus Morse, 1900 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Kasalo, Naskrecki, Rebrina & Skejo, 2023: 201.
- Paratettix saevus Kirby, 1910 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Kasalo, Naskrecki, Rebrina & Skejo, 2023: 201.
- Paratettix sinuatus Morse, 1900 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Kasalo, Naskrecki, Rebrina & Skejo, 2023: 201.
- Tettix convexus Morse, 1900 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Kasalo, Naskrecki, Rebrina & Skejo, 2023: 201.
- Tettix tectus Morse, 1900 (subjective synonym of Tettix tolteca Saussure, 1861) in Kasalo, Naskrecki, Rebrina & Skejo, 2023: 201.
- Paratettix toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Kasalo, Naskrecki, Rebrina & Skejo, 2023: 201.
- Platythorus toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Kasalo, Janzen, Hallwachs, Brown, Husemann, Vielsäcker, Domazet-Lošo, Franjević, Subedi, Bogić & Skejo, 2025: 25.
- Platythorus toltecus (Saussure, 1861) in Tumbrinck, 2026: 435.
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Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
From Toltec, a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th centuries.
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