genus

Speleotettix Chopard, 1944

Speleotettix tindalei Chopard, 1944 type species by original designation of Speleotettix Chopard, 1944

Speleotettix Chopard, 1944: 52.
type species by original designation Speleotettix tindalei Chopard, 1944
Speleotettix Chopard, 1944 in Richards, 1964: 217.

Speleotettix Chopard, 1944 in Beasley-Hall, Trewick, Hedges, Cooper, Reed & Austin, 2025: 5.

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
Chopard, L. (1944) Description de deux Stenopelmatides cavernicoles d'Australie (Orth. Gryllacridae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France, 49, 52–55. Available at http://www.persee.fr/doc/bsef_0037-928x_1944_num_49_4_15753

Richards, A.M. (1964) The Rhaphidophoridae (Orthoptera) of Australia I. Tasmania. Pacific Insects, 6, 217–223.

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

From the Latin speleo = cave and Ancient Greek téttix = cicada, also used to refer to crickets and grasshoppers.