Euscyrtus mexicanus, Saussure, 1859: 316

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 : 501

mexicanus Saussure, 1859: 316 [ Gryllus ].

Mexico. Unspecified.

Two Ƌ and three ♀ syntypes. A Ƌ with labels: “Ƌ Michoacan, Mexique, Mr de Saussure ” [handwritten on ruled white card with “ Mexique ” printed]; “ Gryllus mexicanus Sauss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings roughly spread; both antennae, the left front leg, the tibia and tarsi of the righ front and middle legs, the entire left middle leg and the right cercus are missing. A Ƌ with labels: “Ƌ Mexique ” [printed on ruled white card with “Ƌ” handwritten]; “ Gryllus mexicanus Sauss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings spread; the left front leg, the last tarsal segment of the left hind leg and the claw of the right hind leg are lost. A ♀ with labels: “ ♀ Mexique ” [printed on ruled white card with “ ♀ ” handwritten]; “ Gryllus mexicanus Sauss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings spread; most of the right antenna and the tarsi of the left front leg are missing. A ♀ with labels: “ ♀ Mexique, env. Sumichrast” [handwritten on ruled white card with “ Mexique ” printed]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings folded; the tarsi of the left middle leg and the last tarsal segment of both hind legs are lost. A ♀ with labels: “ ♀ Orizaba, Mexique, env. Sumichrast” [handwritten on ruled white card with “ Mexique ” printed]; “ Gryllus mexicanus Sauss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings folded; most of both antennae, the tarsi of the left middle leg and the last tarsal segment of both hind legs are lost. There is insect feeding damage to the abdomen. Four nymphs with similar labels may be considered syntypes; the other specimens placed under this name were collected after the publication of the original description. Box A 10 .

A junior synonym of Gryllus assimilis assimilis (Fabricius, 1775) .