Modicogryllus consobrinus, Saussure, 1877: 188 - 189

Hollier, John, Bruckner, Harald & Heads, Sam W., 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 5: Grylloidea, Revue suisse de Zoologie 120 (3), pp. 445-535 : 471

consobrinus Saussure, 1877: 188-189 , fig. xi, 4 [ Gryllus ].

Bombay; Siam; Shanghai; Java; Sumatra ( Musée de Leyde ) ; Philippines; Senegal; Afrique orientale (coll. Brunner no 10870). More than one Ƌ and ♀ .

One Ƌ and two ♀ syntypes. A Ƌ with labels: “165” [printed on white paper]; “Philippines, Bolivar” [handwritten on white paper]; “ Gryllus consobrinus Sauss. ” [handwritten on yellow paper]; “ Modicogryllus confirmatus (Walker) , Det. R. L. Randell, 1963” [printed on white card with “ confirmatus (Walker) ” and “63” handwritten]; “ Modicogryllus consobrinus ( Saussure, 1877) det. S. Ingrisch, 1998 ” [handwritten in pencil on white card]; “Probable syntype of M. consobrinus Sauss., Hollier 2011 ” [handwritten on red paper]. Specimen lacks both antennae and the ends of the cerci. The dissected genitalia are glued to a card mount with “Philip.” handwritten on it secured on the original pin. A ♀ with labels: “Philippines, Bolivar” [handwritten on white paper]; “ Gryllus consobrinus Sauss. ” [handwritten on yellow paper]; “Probable syntype of M. consobrinus Sauss., Hollier 2011 ” [handwritten on red paper]. Specimen lacks most of the right antenna, the left hind leg and the last tarsal segment of the right hind leg. A ♀ with labels: “ CHINE A. NAV., 601/94” [printed on white paper with numerals handwritten]; “ Gryllus consobrinus Sauss. ” [handwritten on yellow paper]; “Probable syntype of M. consobrinus Sauss., Hollier 2011 ” [handwritten on red paper]. Most of both antennae, both middle legs and the left hind leg are missing, as are both left wings and the right forewing. This specimen was collected by Naville and is not from the collection of Navás as suggested by Ingrish (1998). The MHNG also has the specimen designated as lectotype by Ingrish (1998: 336), which is from Myanmar (Burma). The country is not mentioned in the original description and this specimen was probably collected by L. Fea in the 1880s (as were two other Burmese specimens placed under this name in the MHNG collection), meaning that it is not part of the type series, and thus not a validly designated lectotype. There are also two Ƌ, one ♀ and one juvenile from Senegal which were mentioned in the description but these were described as a variation and are not considered syntypes. Box A13.

Modicogryllus consobrinus ( Saussure, 1877) .