Ergaula capensis, Saussure, 1893: 298

Hollier, John, Marshall, Judith & Legendre, Frédéric, 2020, An annotated list of the Blattodea (Insecta) described by Henri de Saussure. Part 1: the Corydiidae, Revue suisse de Zoologie 127 (2), pp. 341-348 : 345

capensis Saussure, 1893: 298 , 301-302 [ Dyscologamia ] Africa meridionalis (Mus. Genavense). Unspecified number of ♀.

The MHNG collection contains one ♀ specimen (MHNG-ARTO-20491) with labels: “620, 73 Cap b. sp., Mr Brady” and “Diese Etikette ist offensichtlich falsch. K. Princis 1952” [handwritten on opposite sides of a piece of ruled white card]; “Afriq. mér. Ouest de Zanzibar ” [handwritten on white paper]; “ Dyscologamia capensis Sss. ♀ ” [handwritten on red paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. The specimen is directly pinned and the right wings are partially spread. Most of the right antenna, the last tarsal segment of the left front leg, two tarsal segments of the left hind leg and the entire right hind leg are missing. The type series was undefined and so this specimen should be regarded as a syntype. Box Blattodea 60.

Ergaula capensis ( Saussure, 1893)