Dittopternis ceylonica, Saussure, 1884: 126

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 2: The Acrididae: Oedipodinae, Revue suisse de Zoologie 119 (2), pp. 215-260 : 223-224

ceylonica Saussure, 1884: 126 [ Dittopternis ].

Ceylon (Humbert). Unspecified number of ♁ and ♀ (variation of femur colouration mentioned) .

Three ♁ and three ♀ syntypes. A ♁ with labels: “ Ceylan, Humbert” [handwritten on bluish paper]; “127” [handwritten on white paper]; “ ceylonica Sss ” [handwritten on yellow paper]; “Dittopter. ceylonica Sauss. ” [handwritten on yellow paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings spread; the last tarsal segment of the left middle leg, the tarsi of the right middle leg and the tarsi of the right hind leg are lost. A ♁ with labels: “Ceyl.” [printed on a square of white card]; “ Oedipoda ” [handwritten on white paper]; “Dittopter. ceylonica Sauss. ” [handwritten on yellow paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings folded; most of the right antenna, the tarsi of the right front leg, the last tarsal segment of the left middle leg and the last tarsal segment of the right hind leg are missing. A ♁ with labels: “83” [handwritten on white paper]; “Dittopter. ceylonica Sauss. ” [handwritten on yellow paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings folded; both antennae, the left front leg and the right hind leg are lost. A ♀ with labels: “244” [handwritten on white paper]; “Humbert, Ceylon ” [handwritten on white paper]; “Dittopter. ceylonica Sauss. ” [handwritten on yellow paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings spread; both antennae and both hind legs are lost. A ♀ with labels: “88” [handwritten on white paper]; “Dittopter. ceylonica Sauss. ” [handwritten on yellow paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with left wings spread and right wings folded; the left antenna and the last tarsal segment of the right front leg are missing. A ♀ with labels: “Humbert, Ceylan ” [handwritten on white paper]; “Dittopter. ceylonica Sauss. ” [handwritten on yellow paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with right wings spread and left wings folded; both antennae, the last tarsal segment of the left front leg, the left middle leg and the left hind leg are lost. Box V 15 .

Dittopternis ceylonica Saussure, 1884 .