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genus

Ametrus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888

Type

type species by original monotypy of

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.
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  • 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.

Nomenclature references (9)

  • 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.
  • 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
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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Rentz, D.C.F. & John, B. (1990) Studies in Australian Gryllacrididae: taxonomy, biology, ecology and cytology. Invertebrate Taxonomy, 3(8), 1053–1210.
  • 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

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.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
genus1023
species4037