Diponthus puelchus, Pictet & Saussure, 1887: 375

Hollier, John, 2011, An annotated list of the Orthoptera (Insecta) species described by Alphonse Pictet (alone, and with Henri de Saussure) with an account of the primary type material present in the Muséum d’histoire naturelle in Geneva., Revue suisse de Zoologie 118 (2), pp. 345-400 : 386

puelchus Pictet & Saussure, 1887: 375 [ Diponthus ].

République Argentine. Unspecified number of Ƌ and ♀ .

One Ƌ and two ♀ syntypes. A Ƌ with labels: “Republ. Argentine ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Diponthus puelchus Ƌ P. et S.” [handwritten on green paper]; “Prionac. pulchus [sic] Pict. et Sss.” [handwritten on green paper]; “CSC 1138” [handwritten by Carbonell on a strip of white card]; “ Diponthus puelchus P.-S., Hololectotypus [sic] $, C S Carbonell – 1966” [handwritten by Carbonell on red card]. Specimen set with wings spread; the left middle leg is missing. A micro-tube containing dissected parts and a label “1138” is secured on the original pin. A ♀ with labels: “ Buenos Ayres ” [handwritten on white paper]; “ Diponthus puelchus ♀ P. et S.” [handwritten on green paper]; “Prionac. pulchus [sic] Pict. et Sss.” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Diponthus puelchus P.-S., Allolectotypus [sic] ♀. C S Carbonell – 1966” [handwritten by Carbonell on red card]. Specimen set with wings spread; the last tarsal segment of the left front leg is missing. A ♀ with labels: “Republ. Argentine ” [handwritten on green paper]; “Prionac. pulchus [sic] Pict. et Sss.” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Diponthus puelchus P.-S., Paratypus C SC S 1966” [handwritten by Carbonell on red card]. Specimen set with wings folded; the left antenna is missing. Images on OSF. Box Z 15 .

A junior synonym of Diponthus pictus (Bolivar, 1884) .