Rhipipteryx fraterna, Saussure, 1896 a: 214

Hollier, John & Heads, Sam W., 2012, An annotated list of the Orthoptera (Insecta) species described by Henri de Saussure, with an account of the primary type specimens housed in the Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Genève, Part 1: The Tridactyloidea (Caelifera), Revue suisse de Zoologie 119 (2), pp. 149-160 : 155

fraterna Saussure, 1896a: 214 [ Rhipipteryx ].

Mexico, Atoyac in Vera Cruz (H. H. Smith, Schumann), Orizaba (F. D. Godman) ; Guatemala, Purula in Vera Paz (Champion). Unspecified number of Ƌ and ♀ .

Two Ƌ and one ♀ syntype. A card mounted Ƌ with labels: “Atoyac, Vera Cruz, May H.H.S.” [printed on white card]; “Ƌ” [printed on white paper]; “ Rhipipteryx fraterna Sss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Rhipipteryx mexicana , Ƌ, Sauss., det. K.K. Günther 1972” [handwritten by Günther on white card with “det. K.K. Günther 197” printed]; “Cotype von: Rhipipteryx fraterna Sauss. 1896 , det. K.K. Günther 1972” [handwritten by Günther on white card with “det. K.K. Günther 197” printed]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. The specimen lacks the tibia and tarsi of the right middle leg. A Ƌ pinned with a micro-pin to a piece of pith with labels: “Orizaba, H. S. & F. D. G., Dec. 1887 ” [printed on white card]; “Ƌ” [printed on white paper]; “ Rhipipteryx fraterna Sss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Rhipipteryx mexicana , Ƌ, Saus., det. K.K. Günther 1972” [handwritten by Günther on white card with “det. K.K. Günther 197” printed]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. A ♀ with labels: “Atoyac, Vera Cruz, Schumann” [printed on white card]; “ ♀ ” [printed on white paper]; “ Rhipipteryx fraterna Sss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Rhipipteryx mexicana , ♀, Saus., det. K.K. Günther 1972” [handwritten by Günther on white card with “det. K.K. Günther 197” printed]; “Cotype von: Rhipipteryx fraterna Sauss. 1896 , det. K.K. Günther 1972” [handwritten by Günther on white card with “det. K.K. Günther 197” printed]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Box A4b.

A junior synonym of Ripipteryx mexicana Saussure, 1859 .