Josip Skejo

The Kole wetlands of Kerala is a unique wet ecosystem, and yet its insects have not been thoroughly studied. In this paper, a generic level key for the identification of pygmy grasshoppers in the region is provided.

Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/jor.35.152281

Valalyllum folium is a new genus and species from Madagascar. It belongs to a newly described tribe Valalyllini together with Lepocranus fuscus. Both species inhabit the rainforest which is suffering severe deforestation.
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The results of two years' worth of our Orthoptera fieldwork has just been published. There are more than 100 species in this relatively small area of Dinarides!

A new leaf-like species just dropped! Choriphyllum wallaceum, named after the one and only Alfred Russel Wallace for his 200th birthday is a new species of Tetrigidae from Cuba.

Central America is a treasure trove of Tetrigidae, but you would be hard-pressed to find which species live there. In our newest publication, we have fixed this injustice.

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A species from Nepal has just been named after me! I am beyond honored.

Thanks to Madan for letting my spirit inhabit the Himalayas in this way.
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New paper! A new species of Tetrigidae, Aryalidonta itishreea, named after the legendary Nepali satirist Bhairav Aryal.

There is a new Dinaric endemic genus, Dinarippiger! Read at:

New paper!

DNA Barcoding of Pygmy Hoppers—The First Comprehensive Overview of the BOLD Systems’ Data Shows Promise for Species Identification

New paper: Definition of the tribe Metrodorini (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) with notes on biogeography and evolution of Metrodorinae and Cladonotinae

A bit dry but a necessary half-step for setting up future research.

Two new Central American genera, just described!

New genus and species: Naskreckiana kosemeni

Thanks to Piotr Naskrecki and @cmkosemen for being an inspiration, each in his own way.

New genus and species: Procellator kai

Thanks to Kai Squires for going above and beyond to bring this species to light. Procellator kai is by far the prettiest known tetrigid.

We just described a new, 40 million years old, genus and species!

Lamellitettigodes jhalakmani, a new species from Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park. Described in our newest paper:

Aryalidonta rochaki, a new species from Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park. Described in our newest paper: Tetrigidae (Orthoptera) of Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park in Nepal.

Hebarditettix sanduki, a new species from Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park. Described in our newest paper: Tetrigidae (Orthoptera) of Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park in Nepal.

Skejotettix mahajodi, a new species from Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park. Described in our newest paper: Tetrigidae (Orthoptera) of Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park in Nepal.

Skejotettix mahendrai, a new species from Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park. Described in our newest paper: Tetrigidae (Orthoptera) of Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park in Nepal.

Thanks to the Queensland Museum, we got an incredible opportunity to study tetrigids collected from Fiji. We identified a baffling diversity and described many new taxa: 2 tribes, 4 genera, and 7 species. The showcases of the new species are upcoming.

Salomonotettix vincekae is a new species from Fiji.
Its name honors Nadica Vincek, the technician of the Evolution Lab, University of Zagreb, who assisted us a lot over the years.

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Exanimus somniator, the Dead Dreamer, is a new genus and species of pygmy grasshoppers from Fiji. The name is inspired by Thomas Ligotti’s short story collection “Songs of a Dead Dreamer”.

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Exanimus torviscriba, the grimscribe, is a new genus and species of pygmy grasshoppers from Fiji. The name refers to Thomas Ligotti’s short story collection “Grimscribe: His Lives and Works”.

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Gammonotus draudrau, the leafy groundhopper, is a new genus and species from Fiji. The genus name is a wordplay on “Deltonotus”, its SE Asian relative. The specific epithet „draudrau” is a Fijian adjective, meaning “leafy”.

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Fijixistra drobnaki, Drobnak’s Fijixistra, is a new genus and species from Fiji. The genus name is a reference to Xistra. The species was named for M. Drobnak, the mentor of S. Budimir who loaned us the equipment for examining the specimens.

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Fijixistra tvrtkovici, Tvrtković's Fijixistra. Named for the legendary Croatian biologist Nikola Tvrtković.

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Fijixistra teo, Teo’s Fijixistra, is a new species from Fiji. Named for Teo Benc, a future scientist.

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Phelene reinschmidti is a new species from Ecuador, named after Prof. Dr. Matthias Reinschmidt, the current director of the Karlsruhe Zoo for his dedication and investments in nature protection in Ecuador and around the world.
Read more in our new paper

New paper: The smallest Australian Tetrigidae (Orthoptera): taxonomic revision of Peraxelpa Sjöstedt, 1932 with the descriptions of three new genera and eleven new species



Species spotlights incoming

Peraxelpa subedi, Subedi's Peraxelpa,
is a new species of Peraxelpa from Australia. It was named after Madan Subedi, a young and highly productive Nepali orthopterist, and a good friend.