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Speleotettix craggiensis (Richards, 1974)

Nomenclature (2)

  • Cavernotettix craggiensis Richards, 1974: 256.

    Holotype; male; ANIC 14-042006; deposited at: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, ACT, Australia (ANIC); Australia: Tasmania: Bass Strait Islands, Craggy Island

  • Speleotettix craggiensis (Richards, 1974) in Beasley-Hall, Trewick, Hedges, Cooper, Reed & Austin, 2025: 13.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Beasley-Hall, P.G., Trewick, S.A., Hedges, B.A., Cooper, S.J.B., Reed, E.H. & Austin, A.D. (2025) Integrative taxonomic revision of the Australian cave cricket Speleotettix Chopard, 1944 (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae): New species, distribution and conservation implications. Austral Entomology, 64(3), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70011
  • Richards, A.M. (1974) The Rhaphidophoridae (Orthoptera) of Australia. Part II. New species from the Bass Strait islands and Tasmania. Pacific Insects, 16(2-3), 245–260. Available at http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pi/pi16-2.htm

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Named after the type locality Craggy Island.

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