Orphula azteca, Saussure, 1861 a: 315

Hollier, John, 2012, 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 3: The Acridoidea excluding the Acrididae: Oedipodinae, Revue suisse de Zoologie 119 (3), pp. 303-339 : 306

azteca Saussure, 1861a: 315 [ Oxycoryphus ].

Mexico. Unspecified number of Ƌ and ♀ .

Two Ƌ syntypes. A Ƌ with labels: “Cordova, t.c.” [printed on white card]; “Saussure, Type” [handwritten on white paper]; “ Oxycoryphus (Orphula) aztecus Sauss.” [handwritten on white paper]; “ Orphula azteca Sauss. ” [handwritten by L. Bruner on white card with printed red border]; “ Oxycoryphus aztecus Sauss., Holotypus, CS Carbonell 1966” [handwritten by Carbonell on red card]; “ Syntype not holotype! Hollier 2011” [handwritten on red paper]. Specimen set with right wings spread and left wings folded; both antennae, the last tarsal segment of the left front leg, two tarsal segments of the left middle leg and both hind legs are missing. A Ƌ with labels: “ Cordova , t.c.” [printed on white card]; “O. aztecus Sauss., Mr H. S., Mexique ” [handwritten on blue paper]; “aztecus Sauss, Mexique ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings folded; the right antenna, both front legs and both hind legs are missing. There is a third specimen, collected by Sumichrast, which may also be a syntype. It is not clear why Bruner (1904: 74) assumed that one specimen was the holotype unless he had only seen a single specimen and not consulted the description. Box U 11 .

Orphula azteca (Saussure, 1861) .