Studies on Pygmy Grasshoppers: <i>Bogotatettix</i> Cadena‐Castañeda, García‐García & Tavares, gen. nov. (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae), a New Genus From the High Andean Forests and Páramos
ABSTRACT In this contribution to the study of pygmy grasshoppers, a new genus is described, which inhabits the high Andean forests and páramos surrounding the Bogotá Savannah, Colombia. Bogotattetix Cadena‐Castañeda, García‐García & Tavares, gen. nov. includes a new species, Bogotattetix chingazaensis Cadena‐Castañeda, García‐García & Tavares, sp. nov. and Bogotattetix colombiae (Günther) comb. nov. , which was originally included in the genus Metrodora Bolívar, 1887. The taxonomic placement of the taxa studied here is discussed, a key for species identification is provided, and a lectotype and paralectotype are designated for B. colombiae comb. nov.
Authors
- Alexander García García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9905-003X)
- JUAN PABLO PRIAS SARMIENTO (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5602-3370)
- OSCAR J. CADENA-CASTAÑEDA (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5646-0602)
- GUSTAVO COSTA TAVARES (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1395-7552)
- Ronald Fernando Quintana Arias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3691-3464)
Institutions
- Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (CO)
- Universidad Incca de Colombia (CO)
- Universidade Federal do Pará (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Austral Entomology
- Published
- 2026-06-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70085
- Primary Topic
- Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico