Julverninthus Robillard & Su 2018, n. gen. ...
Julverninthus n. gen. (Figures 5–8, 9A, 10A–F, 11–13, 18) Type species. Julverninthus rentzi, here designated. Etymology. Genus named after Lebinthus and the prefix “Julvern” corresponding to the contraction of Jules Verne (1828–1905). This famous French author wrote many adventure novels, among whi...
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5979021 https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5979021 |
| Summary: | Julverninthus n. gen. (Figures 5–8, 9A, 10A–F, 11–13, 18) Type species. Julverninthus rentzi, here designated. Etymology. Genus named after Lebinthus and the prefix “Julvern” corresponding to the contraction of Jules Verne (1828–1905). This famous French author wrote many adventure novels, among which “Around the world in eighty days”. Given that Eneopterinae have travelled around the world after originating from Australia-Antarctica ca. 80 Ma (Vicente et al. 2017), it is an appropriate name for the first endemic genus “coming back” to Australia. Masculine gender. Distribution. Australia, Northern Queensland. Diagnosis. Among the brachypterous Lebinthini genera, Julverninthus is characterized by its setose, trapezoidal fastigium, almost as long as wide, forming a wide rostrum. Eyes smaller and less prominent than in Lebinthus and Macrobinthus, but larger than in Centuriarus and Agnotecous. The genus mostly resembles Macrobinthus in size and general shape, but differs by its very short wings resembling that ... : Published as part of Robillard, Tony & Su, You Ning, 2018, New lineages of Lebinthini from Australia (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Eneopterinae), pp. 241-266 in Zootaxa 4392 (2) on pages 247-248, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4392.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1195344 ... |
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