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Micropathus kiernani Richards, 1974

Nomenclature (2)

  • Micropathus kiernani Richards, 1974: 253.

    Syntype; bd746922-0933-458a-be84-6a196f28f8e1; Australia: Tasmania: Francistown

  • Micropathus kiernani Richards, 1974 in Beasley-Hall & Eberhard, 2025: 254. Redescription

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Beasley-Hall, P.G. & Eberhard, S.M. (2025) Diversity and distribution of cave crickets in the genus Micropathus Walker, 1869, threatened short-range endemics from Tasmanian wet forest (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 1012. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3053
  • 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 for Kevin Kiernan, a Tasmanian speleologist, geomorphologist, and conservationist.

Stats

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
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