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Ammopelmatus pictus (Scudder, 1899)

Nomenclature (13)

  • Stenopelmatus pictus Scudder, 1899: 116.

    Syntype; male; 58973c53-464b-462b-bccb-e9f2734b6c1b; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); United States: California: San Francisco: San Francisco

  • Stenopelmatus pictus Scudder, 1899 in Rehn, 1901: 336.
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  • Ammopelmatus pictus (Scudder, 1899) in Weissman, Vandergast, Song, Shin, McKenna & Ueshima, 2021: 4.
  • Ammopelmatus pictus (Scudder, 1899) in Weissman, Weissman, Vandergast, Ueshima, Warchalowska-Sliwa & Song, 2026: 30,202.

Nomenclature references (13)

  • Davis, A.C. & Smith, L.M. (1926) Notes on the genus Stenopelmatus with description of a new species (Orthoptera). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 2(4), 174–181. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/225365#page/194/mode/1up
  • Hebard, M. (1916) A study of the species of the genus Stenopelmatus found in the United States. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 24, 70–86. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34012#page/94/mode/1up
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  • 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
  • Rehn, J.A.G. (1901) Random notes on North American Orthoptera. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 27, 331–337. [1900] Available at http://reader.library.cornell.edu/docviewer/digital?id=chla5077659_4237_004#page/58/mode/1up
  • Scudder, S.H. (1899) The Stenopelmatinae of the Pacific coast. The Canadian Entomologist, 31, 113–121. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88636
  • Tinkham, E.R. & Rentz, D.C.F. (1969) Notes on the bionomics and distribution of the genus Stenopelmatus in central California with the description of a new species (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 45, 4–14. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/228338#page/6/mode/1up
  • Tinkham, E.R. (1965) Studies in Neartic desert sand dune Orthoptera. Part X. A new genus and species of stenopelmatine crickets from the Kelso Dunes with notes on its multi-annual life history and key. The Great Basin Naturalist, 25(3-4), 63–72. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33525#page/79/mode/1up
  • Tinkham, E.R. (1966) Critical notes on the genus Stenopelmatus Burmeister in California, with redescription of S. intermedius Davis and Smith and a key to the species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 33(18), 543–550. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/84615#page/575/mode/1up
  • Tinkham, E.R. (1968) Studies in Nearctic desert sand dune Orthoptera. Part XI. A new arenicolous species of Stenopelmatus from Coachella Valley with key and biological notes. The Great Basin Naturalist, 28, 124–131. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33883#page/140/mode/1up
  • Weissman, D.B. (2001) North and Central American Jerusalem Crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae): taxonomy, distribution, life cycle, ecology and related biology of the American species. In The Biology of Wetas, King Crickets and their Allies. Wallingford. pp. 57–72.
  • Weissman, D.B., Vandergast, A.G., Song, H., Shin, S., McKenna, D.D. & Ueshima, N. (2021) Generic relationships of New World Jerusalem crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatoidea: Stenopelmatinae), including all known species of Stenopelmatus. Zootaxa, 4917(1), 1–122.
  • Weissman, D.B., Weissman, D.W., Vandergast, A.G., Ueshima, N., Warchalowska-Sliwa, E. & Song, H. (2026) Massive radiation in Ammopelmatus Jerusalem crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatoidea: Stenopelmatinae): Phylogenomics, revision, and biology of 105 new species from the United States and Mexico. Zootaxa, 5776(1), 1–775. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5776.1.1

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

The word “pictus” is Latin for painted or colored, in reference to its head markings once adult.

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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