Egnatioides blondheimi FISHELSON, 1993

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 : 452

3. Egnatioides blondheimi FISHELSON, 1993

Fig. 1e, f

Fishelson, L. 1993. Contribution to the knowledge of Egnatiinae ( Orthoptera : Acrididae ) from Israel and Iran, with descriptions of a new genus and four new species. Israel Journal of Entomology 27: 9.

Holotype ♂: “Arad / 4.VI.63 / Pener & Blondheim // OR7339 // SMNH-TAUI / 135820”

Paratype ♂: “Arad / 4.VI.63 / Pener & Blondheim // OR7862 // SMNH-TAUI / 437655”

Paratype ♂: “Arad / 4.VI.63 / Pener & Blondheim // OR7910 // SMNH-TAUI / 437656”

Paratype ♀: “ Egnatioides / coerulans Krauss / Det. D. Hollis 63 // Arad / 4.VI.63 / Pener & Blondheim // OR 7341 // SMNH-TAUI / 437657”

Paratype ♀: “Arad / 4.VI.63 / Pener & Blondheim // full of eggs (only 2) // OR 7865 // SMNH-TAUI / 437658”

Paratype ♀: “Arad / 4.VI.63 / Pener & Blondheim // full of eggs (only 2) // OR 7866 // SMNH-TAUI / 437659”

Paratype ♂: “ E.blondheimi Type ♂ // Nahal Zin / 5.VI.63 / Pener & Blondheim // Pres. M.Pener, / B.M.1963- 617 // OR7337 // Egnatioides / caerulans / Det. David Hollis, 1963. // SMNH-TAUI / 391931”

Paratype ♀: “ Egnatioides / coerulans Krauss / Det: D. Hollis 63 // Nahal Zin / 5.VI.63 / Pener & Blondheim // full of eggs (4 only) // OR7338 // SMNH-TAUI / 437662”

Paratype ♀: “ Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel / Loc : Machtesh Ramon / Date : 13.V.69 / Col : Blondheim et Broza / OR11.491 // SMNH-TAUI / 437663”

Paratype ♀: “ Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel / Loc : Avdat / Date : 13.V.69 / Col : Blondheim et Broza / OR11.494 // SMNH-TAUI / 437664”

Type Series: Holotype ♂, Paratypes 2♂, 8♀.

Current status: Valid species.

Remarks:We found one additional male from Arad compared to the number mentioned in the original description, whereas two females mentioned in the description are missing from the SMNHTAU collection. We believe that this discrepancy is due to a mistake 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).