Nomenclature (1)

  • Colossopus parvicavus Ünal & Beccaloni, 2017: 220.

    Holotype; male; b0c0bec7-c73b-44f3-8e7a-fcfbaf8f0803; deposited at: California Academy of Sciences (CASC); Madagascar: Toliary: Toliara Province, W Marovato, Réserve Spéciale de Cap Sainte Marie

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Ünal, M. & Beccaloni, G. (2017) Revision of the Madagascan genera Oncodopus Brongniart and Colossopus Saussure (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae; Euconchophorini), with description of Malagasopus gen. nov. Zootaxa, 4341(2), 193–228.

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

The species name is derived from the Latin words “parvus” and “cavum” meaning small and hole respectively. This refers to the structure of the prothoracic auditory spiracle which has a very small opening.

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