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.