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  <dc:contributor>Amy G. Vandergast</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Hojun Song</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Seunggwan Shin</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Duane D McKenna</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Norihiro Ueshima</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>David B Weissman</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2021</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;The New World Jerusalem crickets currently consist of 4 genera:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Stenopelmatus&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;Burmeister, 1838&lt;i&gt;,&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;with 33 named entities;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ammopelmatus&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;Tinkham, 1965&lt;i&gt;,&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;with 2 described species;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Viscainopelmatus&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;Tinkham, 1970&lt;i&gt;,&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;with 1 described species, and&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Stenopelmatopterus&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;Gorochov, 1988&lt;i&gt;,&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;with 3 described species. We redefine the generic boundaries of these 4 genera, synonymize&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Stenopelmatopterus&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;under&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Stenopelmatus&lt;/i&gt;,&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;and synonymize&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Viscainopelmatus&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;under&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Ammopelmatus.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;We then discuss, and illustrate, all the types of the species of&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Stenopelmatus,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;all of which only occur south of the United States’ border.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We recognize as valid the following 5 described Mexican and Central American species:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;S. ater, S. piceiventris, S. sartorianus, S. talpa,&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;and&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;S. typhlops.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;We declare the following 13 described Mexican and Central American&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Stenopelmatus&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;taxa as nomen dubium:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;S. calcaratus, S. erythromelus, S. guatemalae, S. histrio, S. lessonae, S. lycosoides, S. mexicanus, S. minor, S. nieti, S. sallei, S. sumichrasti, S. toltecus,&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;and&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;S. vicinus.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;We designate a neotype for&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;S. talpa&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;and&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;lectotypes for&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;S. ater, S. guatemalae, S. histrio, S. lessonae, S. mexicanus, S. minor, S. nieti, S. sallei, S. sumichrasti,&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;and&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;S. toltecus&lt;/i&gt;. We assign a type locality for&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;S. piceiventris.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;We concur with the previous synonymy of&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;S. politus&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;under&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;S. sartorianus.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;We describe 14 new species of&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Stenopelmatus&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;from Mexico, Honduras and Ecuador, based on a combination of adult morphology, DNA, calling song drumming pattern, distribution, and karyotype:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;S. chiapas&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;sp. nov.&lt;i&gt;, S. cusuco&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;sp. nov.&lt;i&gt;, S. diezmilpies&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;sp. nov&lt;i&gt;., S. durango&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;sp. nov.&lt;i&gt;, S. ecuadorensis&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;sp. nov.&lt;i&gt;, S. faulkneri&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;sp. nov.&lt;i&gt;, S. honduras&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;sp. nov.&lt;i&gt;, S. hondurasito&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;sp. nov.&lt;i&gt;, S. mineraldelmonte&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;sp. nov.&lt;i&gt;, S. nuevoleon&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;sp. nov.&lt;i&gt;, S. perote&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;sp. nov.&lt;i&gt;, S. saltillo&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;sp. nov.&lt;i&gt;, S. sanfelipe&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;sp. nov.&lt;i&gt;,&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;and&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;S. zimapan&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;sp. nov&lt;i&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We transfer the following 16 described United States taxa, plus&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;S. cephalotes&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;from the “west coast of North America”, from&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Stenopelmatus&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;to&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Ammopelmatus: A. cahuilaensis, A. californicus, A. cephalotes, A. fasciatus, A. fuscus, A. hydrocephalus, A. intermedius, A. irregularis, A. longispinus, A. mescaleroensis, A. monahansensis, A. navajo, A. nigrocapitatus, A. oculatus, A. pictus,&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;and&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;A. terrenus,&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;along with the Mexican taxon&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;A. comanchus&lt;/i&gt;: these species will be discussed in a subsequent paper (Weissman&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;et al.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;in prep).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We believe that all new Jerusalem cricket species descriptions should include, at a minimum, calling drum (most important) and DNA information.&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.11646/zootaxa.4917.1.1</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Magnolia Press</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Generic relationships of New World Jerusalem crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatoidea: Stenopelmatinae), including all known species of Stenopelmatus</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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