Generic relationships of New World Jerusalem crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatoidea: Stenopelmatinae), including all known species of Stenopelmatus
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Weissman, David B.
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Author
Vandergast, Amy G.
avandergast@usgs.gov
Author
Song, Hojun
hsong@tamu.edu
Author
Shin, Seunggwan
sk83@snu.ac.kr
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Mckenna, Duane D.
dmckenna@memphis.edu
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Ueshima, Norihiro
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-01-26
4917
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Stenopelmatus lycosoides
Walker
Wolf Jerusalem Cricket
Figs 76–77
1869
Stenopelmatus lycosoides
. Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum 1:193. The
holotype
(
Fig. 76
) is a juvenile male, perhaps last or penultimate instar. (1) red label
Holotype
. (2)
Mexico
, 43.13 (3)
Stenopelmatus lycosoides Walker.
Measurements in mm: Body length 25, hind femur length 11.0, hind femur width 3.45. Rear leg tibia (
Fig. 77
) with 5 inner and 3 outer spines. Deposited NHMUK.
New status: Nomen dubium.
FIGURE 76.
Holotype juvenile male
S. lycosoides
.
Derivation of name.
“lyco” is Greek for wolf. “oides” is Greek for like, resembling.
Lycosoides
was a genus of Mediterranean funnel weaver spiders described by Lucas in 1846.
Discussion.
Given the fact that the
holotype
is not an adult and with a locality of “
Mexico
”, this is an easy decision in the face of high Jerusalem cricket species’ diversity in
Mexico
. In fact, given the lack of development of the rear leg tibial spines, we are not sure if this specimen belongs in
Stenopelmatus
or
Ammopelmatus
.