Gryllopsis wahrmani CHOPARD, 1963

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 : 456

13. Gryllopsis wahrmani CHOPARD, 1963

Fig. 3e, f

Chopard, L. 1963. Notes sur la faune des Orthopteroides d’Israel et de quelques regions limitrophes (Blattodea, Gryllacridoidea, Gryllodea). Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel B 11: 169.

Holotype ♂: “ Gryllopsis / wahrmani / Type / L. Chopard det. // Jerusalem / Israel / 10.II.1952 / Hebr. Univ. / J. Wahrman // OR 240 [green label] / Type [red label] // SMNH-TAUI / 437833”

Paratype ♀: “ Gryllopsis / wahrmani “ Allotype / L. Chopard det. // 391805. Israel: / Giv’at Brenner / 16.xi.1944 / H. Bytinski-Salz // Giw. Brenner / Palestine / 16.XI.1944 / leg. Bytinski-Salz // OR 235 // SMNH-TAUI / 391805”

Type Series: Holotype ♂, Paratype ♀.

Current status: Turanogryllus wahrmani ( CHOPARD 1963) .

Remarks: Chopard (1963) described this species as Paragryllopsis wahrmani but the label on the specimen states the genus name as Gryllopsis . The OR number of the holotype does not match that in the original description but details of the location, date and collector do match. An allotype is not mentioned in the original description.

Figures

FIGURE 3: Holotypes of Gryllomorpha sternlichti (a, b—dorsal, lateral, labels), Gryllopsis deminutus (c, d—dorsal, lateral, labels), Grylllpsis wahrmani (e, f—dorsal, lateral, labels), Grylllotalpa marismortui (g, h—dorsal, lateral, labels).