Stenopelmatus nieti Saussure

Weissman, David B., Vandergast, Amy G., Song, Hojun, Shin, Seunggwan, Mckenna, Duane D. & Ueshima, Norihiro, 2021, Generic relationships of New World Jerusalem crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatoidea: Stenopelmatinae), including all known species of Stenopelmatus, Zootaxa 4917 (1), pp. 1-122 : 59

Stenopelmatus nieti Saussure

Grandson Jerusalem Cricket

Figs 89–91

1859. Stenopelmatus nieti . Revue et Magasin de Zoologie 2(11): 210. Lectotype adult male (with hooks) here designated ( Fig. 89 ): (1) Stenopelmatus nieti Sss. Cordova [Córdoba, state of Veracruz, Mexico] (2) green label Stenopelmatus nieti Sauss (3) Mexiq. (4) red label Holotypus Stenopelmatus nieti Sauss (5) Unspecified series; treat as syntype. Hollier 2013. Measurements in mm: Body length 25.2, hind femur length 10.9, hind femur width 4.3. The original description appears to only mention one male with a body length of 25 mm, which corresponds with this specimen. That description also mentions 4 outer and 5 inner spines while this specimen ( Fig. 90 ) has 4 outer and 4 inner spines. Face Fig. 91 . New status: nomen dubium, based on confusion between the original description and the actual specimen in addition to lack of drumming, hop vs no hop, and DNA information. Hollier & Heads (2015) mention that the type series includes an unspecified number of males, but since Saussure gives only one body length, and not a range, we believe that only one male was before him.

Derivation of name. “nieti” is Spanish for grandson.

Figures

FIGURE 89. Holotype adult male S. nieti.

FIGURE 90. Rear left leg tibia showing (left photo) 3 outer spines (with a bump [arrow] indicating a small 4th spine), and (right photo) with 4 inner spines. Note the presence of only 4 articulated calcars in the ringlet of 6, indicating possible injury during an earlier instar. Unfortunately, the holotype lacks his right rear leg making comparison impossible.

FIGURE 91. Face holotype S. nieti showing absence of furrow.