Chorthippus dirshi FISHELSON, 1969

Husemann, Martin, Guershon, Moshe, Weinstein, Amir & Dorchin, Netta, 2024, Type catalogue of the Orthoptera collection in the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University, Israel, Zootaxa 5468 (3), pp. 449-467 : 450-451

1. Chorthippus dirshi FISHELSON, 1969

Fig. 1a, b

Fishelson, L. 1969. Two new species of the genus Chorthippus (Acridinae) from Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 4: 235.

Holotype ♂: “ Chorthippus / dirshi / Fishelson / Holotypus [red label] // Chorthippus / sp. n. / David Hollis det., 1967 // Israel / Mt. Chermon [translation: Mt. Hermon] / 1650 m / 20.8.1967 / Coll. Nizan. // 229T // Type // SMNH-TAUI / 135819”

Paratype ♀: “ Chorthippus / dirshi / Fishelson / Paratype [brown font] // Chorthippus / sp.n. / David Hollis det., 1967 // 27.7.67 / Hermon / Israel / coll. Fishelson L. // 136T / Paratype // SMNH-TAUI / 437635”

Type Series: Holotype ♂, Paratype ♀.

Current status: Valid species.

Remarks: The labels of the two specimens do not match the dates in the original description. The collection number of the holotype, but not the paratype, matches the description. No other specimens were found in the SMNHTAU collection, the specimens were clearly labeled as types, and the collection number of the holotype matches the original description. It is therefore determined here that the specimens are indeed the holotype and paratype of this species and a transcription error likely happened in the original description.

Figures

FIGURE 1: Holotypes of Chorthippus dirshi (a, b—dorsal, lateral, labels), Chorthippus peneri (c, d—dorsal, lateral, labels), Egnatioides blondheimi (e, f—dorsal, lateral, labels), Egnatioides mendelssohni (g, h—dorsal, lateral, labels).