Tettix sibiricus, Saussure

Hollier, John, 2013, An annotated list of the Orthoptera (Insecta) species described by Henri de Saussure, with an account of the primary type material housed in the Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Genève, Part 4: The Acridomorpha excluding the superfamily Acridoidea, Revue suisse de Zoologie 120 (2), pp. 203-219 : 214

sibiricus Saussure in Bolivar 1887: 265 [ Tettix ].

Siberia orientale (Mus. Genève). Unspecified number of ♀ .

Five ♀ syntypes. A ♀ with labels: “SIBERIE 1” [locality printed, numeral handwritten in red ink, on white card]; “ Tettix sibiricus Sss., Sibir ” [handwritten on white paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. A ♀ with labels: “SIBERIE 1” [locality printed, numeral handwritten in red ink, on white card]; “ Tettix sibiricus Sauss. ” [handwritten on blue paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen lacks both antennae, the tarsi of the right middle leg and the claw of the left hind leg. A ♀ with labels: “SIBERIE 1” [locality printed, numeral handwritten in red ink, on white card]; “ Tettix sibiricus Ss. ” [handwritten on blue paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen lacks two tarsal segments of the left hind leg. A ♀ with labels: “SIBERIE 1” [locality printed, numeral handwritten in red ink, on white card]; “ Tettix sibiricus Ss. ” [handwritten on blue paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. A ♀ with labels: “SIBERIE” [printed on white card]; “ Tettix sibiricus Sauss. ” [handwritten on blue paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen lacks the right antenna and the claw of the right front leg. There are a further five specimens labelled “KAMTECHAKA” placed under this name which could be syntypes. Box Q6.

A junior synonym of Tettix japonica ( Bolivar, 1887) .