Chorthippus peneri 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 : 451-452

2. Chorthippus peneri FISHELSON, 1969

Fig. 1c, d

Fishelson, L. 1969. Two new species of the genus Chorthippus (Acridinae) from Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 4: 237.

Holotype ♂: “ Chorthippus / peneri / Fishelson / Holotypus [red label] / Chorthippus / sp.n / David Hollis det., 1967 // Israel / Mt. Chermon / 2000 m / 20.8.1967 / Coll. Nizan // 236 // Type // SMNH-TAUI / 135818”

Paratype ♀: “ Chorthippus / peneri / Fishelson / Paratype // Chorthippus sp. ?n / David Hollis det., 1967 // 18.7.67 / Mt. Hermon / Israel / coll. Fishelson // 77 // Paratype // SMNH-TAUI / 437636”

Type Series: Holotype ♂, Paratype ♀.

Current status: Valid species.

Remarks: The type specimens match the original description, in which it is stated that they were found in copula. They must have been separated subsequently.

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).