Acanthogryllus brunneri, Saussure, 1877: 170

Hollier, John, Bruckner, Harald & Heads, Sam W., 2013, 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 5: Grylloidea, Revue suisse de Zoologie 120 (3), pp. 445-535 : 462-463

brunneri Saussure, 1877: 170 [ Gryllus ].

Afrique, Maroc; Afrique méridionale; Afrique oriental, Zanzibar; Massaua (coll. Brunner 9133, 6572); Ténériffe; Indes, Bengale 3Ƌ 2♀ , Cashmir; Nouvelle- Hollande. More than three Ƌ and more than two ♀ .

Three Ƌ and four ♀, all syntypes. A Ƌ with labels: “Ƌ Nouv. Holl.” [printed on ruled white card with “Ƌ” handwritten]; “ Gryllus Brunneri Selys ” [handwritten on lilac paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Most of both antennae, the tarsi of the right front leg, the entire left middle and hind legs, the last tarsal segment of the right hind leg and the left cercus are missing. There is insect feeding damage to the thorax and abdomen. A Ƌ with labels: Ƌ Maroc, Algèrie [sic], M Demole” [handwritten on ruled white card with “ Algèrie ” printed]; “ Gryllus Brunneri Sèlys ” [handwritten on pink paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings roughly folded; most of both antennae and all three left side legs are missing. A Ƌ with labels: “Ƌ Afrique, M H de Saussure” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Gryllus Brunneri Sèlys ” [handwritten on pink paper]; “Synytpus” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings folded; both antennae, both middle legs, the last tarsal segment of the left hind leg and the entire right hind leg are lost. A ♀ with labels: “ ♀ Bengale, Indes Or., colln Guérin” [handwritten on ruled white card with “Indes Or.” printed]; “ Gryllus Brunneri Selys. ” [handwritten on yellow paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings folded; the left antenna, the left front leg, the tarsi of the right front leg, the tarsi of the left middle leg, the last tarsal segment of the right hind leg and the entire left hind leg are lost. A ♀ with labels: “ ♀ Bengale, Indes Or., colln Guérin” [handwritten on ruled white card with “Indes Or.” printed]; “ Gryllus Brunneri Sauss. [sic]” [handwritten on yellow paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings folded; both antennae, the tarsi of the right front leg, both middle legs and the left hind leg are missing. There is insect feeding damage to the head, thorax and abdomen. A ♀ with labels: “ ♀ Afrique, M H de Saussure” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Gryllus Brunneri Sauss [sic]” [handwritten on pink paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings folded; both antennae and the left cercus are missing. A possible ♀ syntype with labels: “ ♀ Cazamanca, Afrique” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Gryllus Brunneri Sèlys ” [handwritten on pink card]; “Possible syntype of G. brunneri Sauss., Hollier 2011 ” [handwritten on red paper]. Specimen set with wings folded; most of both antennae, the right front leg, the last tarsal segment of the right hind leg the entire left hind leg and most of both cerci are missing. This specimen presumably comes from Casamance in what is now Senegal, and so does not match the localities given in the description very well, but it appears to be contemporary with the other specimens. There are several immature specimens which might also be considered syntypes. Saussure ascribed the species to de Sélys (1868), but that reference is incorrect. Otte & Cade (1984: 64-65) considered the species to be Saussure’s, but they regarded it as a nomen dubium because they could not find a Ƌ syntype, stating that the MHNG collection only contained two females with labels corresponding to the Brunner collection numbers of the specimens from Massaua. This was a lapse, the Massaua specimens being in the NHMW. OSF attributes the species to de Sélys, but in that case the type specimens cannot be in the MHNG as there stated. Box A12.

Acanthogryllus brunneri ( Saussure, 1877) .