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Speculophlugis hishquten Woodrow, Pulver, Veitch & Montealegre-Z., 2021

Nomenclature (1)

  • Speculophlugis hishquten Woodrow, Pulver, Veitch & Montealegre-Z., 2021: 97.

    Holotype; male; d3b9f54e-5bff-4064-a04d-d366c5a25808; deposited at: Museo de Zoologia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador (QCAZ); Ecuador: Pichincha: Pichincha, Nanegal, Reserva Santa Lucía

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Woodrow, C., Pulver, C., Veitch, D. & Montealegre-Z., F. (2021) Bioacoustic and biophysical analysis of a newly described highly transparent genus of predatory katydids from the Andean cloud forest (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae: Phlugidini). Bioacoustics, 30(1), 93–109. https://doi.org/10.1080/09524622.2019.1694992

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

The species name hishquten is a reference to the fictional extra-terrestrial character Hish-Qu-Ten featured in the Predator franchise (McTiernan et al. 1987). This is due to several comparable features: tropical climate habitat; transparency of S. hishquten’s cuticle reflecting the ability of Hish-Qu-Ten to become invisible; the vibrant chartreuse green of S. hishquten matching Hish-Qu-Ten’s glowing green blood; and S. hishquten’s stealthy hunting technique.

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