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Orthoptera Species File
Genus

Ametrus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888

Type

type species by original monotypy of Ametrus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888

Nomenclature (17)

  • Ametrus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888: 384.

    type species by original monotypy Ametrus tibialis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888

  • Ametrus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 in Tepper, 1892: 169.
  • Pachypodagrus Tepper, 1892 (subjective synonym of Ametrus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888) in Cadena-Castañeda, 2019: 82.
  • Penthoplophora Tepper, 1892 (subjective synonym of Ametrus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888) in Cadena-Castañeda, 2019: 82.

References (9)

  • Brunner von Wattenwyl, C. (1888) Monographie der Stenopelmatiden und Gryllacriden. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 38, 247–394, pls. 5–9. Available at http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/VZBG_38_0247-0394.pdf
  • Tepper, J.G.O. (1892) The Gryllacrididae and Stenopelmatidae of Australia and Polynesia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 15, 137–178. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54689#page/145/mode/1up
  • Kirby, W.F. (1906) Orthoptera Saltatoria. Part I. (Achetidae et Phasgonuridae). In A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae). British Museum (Natural History), London. Vol. 2, i-viii, 1–562. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29662
  • Karny, H.H. (1937) Orthoptera Fam. Gryllacrididae, Subfamiliae Omnes. In Genera Insectorum. P. Wytsman [Ed.]. V. Verteneuil & L. Desmet, Bruxelles. Vol. 206, 1–317 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/223806#page/9/mode/1up
  • Rentz, D.C.F. & John, B. (1990) Studies in Australian Gryllacrididae: taxonomy, biology, ecology and cytology. Invertebrate Taxonomy, 3(8), 1053–1210.
  • Bland, R.G. & Rentz, D.C.F. (1994) External morphology and abundance of antennal sensilla in Australian Gryllacrididae. Journal of Morphology (Philadelphia), 222(1), 11–18.
  • Otte, D. (2000) Orthoptera Species File 8. Gryllacrididae, Stenopelmatidae, Cooloolidae, Schizodactylidae, Anastostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 97 pp.
  • Gorochov, A.V. (2001) The higher classification, phylogeny and evolution of the superfamily Stenopelmatoidea. In The Biology of Wetas, King Crickets and their Allies. Wallingford. pp. 3–33.
  • Cadena-Castañeda, O.J. (2019) A proposal towards classification of the Raspy Crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatoidea: Gryllacrididae) with zoogeographical comments: An initial contribution to the higher classification of the Gryllacridines. Zootaxa, 4605(1), 1–100.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

From Greek άμετρος, unmeasured or immeasurable.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Genus1023
Species4037