Holocompsa azteca, Saussure, 1868: 101

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 : 343-344

azteca Saussure, 1868: 101 [ Paralatindia ]

Mexico. Unspecified number of ♂.

Saussure (1870) stated that he had thirteen ♂ and ten ♀ collected by Sumichrast under bark in the “région moyenne de la Cordillère orientale”. The MHNG collection contains fifteen specimens. A ♂ specimen (MHNG- ARTO-20419) with labels: “ ♂ Moyo , Mexique, env. S” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Paralatindia azteca Sauss. ♂ ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. The specimen is directly pinned, with the wings folded. The ends of the antennae, the right middle leg and both hind legs are missing, and there is insect feeding damage to the abdomen .

A ♀ specimen (MHNG-ARTO-20420) with labels: “ ♀ Mexique, env. Sumichrast ” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Paralatindia azteca Sauss. ♀ ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. The specimen is directly pinned. The ends of the antennae, the right front leg, the tarsi of the right middle leg and both hind legs are lost .

A ♀ specimen (MHNG-ARTO-20421) with labels: “larve ♀ Mexique, M. H de Saussure ” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Paralatindia azteca Sauss. ♀ ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. The specimen is directly pinned. The left hind leg is missing . A ♀ specimen (MHNG-ARTO-20422) with labels: “ ♀ Moyo, Mexique, env. S” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Paralatindia azteca Sss. ♀ ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. The specimen is directly pinned. The specimen has insect feeding damage to the head, and both front legs, the left middle leg, part of the femur, the tibia and tarsi of the right middle leg, the entire left hind leg and three tarsal segments of the right hind leg are missing .

A ♂ specimen (MHNG-ARTO-20423) with labels: “ ♂ Moyo , Mexique, env. S” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Paralatindia azteca Sss. ♂ ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. The specimen is directly pinned, with the wings folded. The ends of the antennae and both hind legs are missing .

A ♂ specimen (MHNG-ARTO-20424) with labels: “ ♂ Moyo , Mexique, env. S” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Paralatindia azteca Sauss. ♂ ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. The specimen is directly pinned, with the wings folded. Both antennae, the tarsi of the left middle leg, both hind legs and the abdomen are missing .

An immature ♂ specimen (MHNG-ARTO-20425) with labels: “L ♂ Moyo, Mexique, env. S” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Paralatindia azteca Sauss. ♂ ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. The specimen is directly pinned. The right antenna, left front leg and the tarsi of the left hind leg are lost .

A ♂ specimen (MHNG-ARTO-20426) with labels: “ ♂ Moyo , Mexique, env. S” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Paralatindia azteca Sauss. ♂ ” [handwritten on green paper]; “Prep. Bo 523” [handwritten on white card]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. The specimen is directly pinned, with the wings folded. The tarsi of the left hind leg and the entire right hind leg are missing. The abdomen is detached and dissected on a microscope slide preparation (MHNG-ARTO-20426a) stored in a box pinned into the insect box .

A ♂ specimen (MHNG-ARTO-20427) with labels: “ ♂ Mexique, env. Sumichrast ” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Paralatindia azteca Sauss. ♂ ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. The specimen is directly pinned, with the wings roughly folded .

A ♀ specimen (MHNG-ARTO-20428) with labels: “ ♀ Moyo , Mexique, env. S” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Paralatindia azteca Sauss. ♀ ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. The specimen is directly pinned .

An immature ♂ specimen (MHNG-ARTO-20429) with labels: “L ♂ Moyo, Mexique, env. S” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Paralatindia azteca Sauss. ♂ ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. The specimen is directly pinned. Most of both antennae, the tarsi of the left front leg and the entire left middle leg are missing .

A ♀ specimen (MHNG-ARTO-20430) with labels: “ ♀ Moyo , Mexique, env. S” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Paralatindia azteca Sauss. ♀ ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. The specimen is directly pinned. Most of both antennae and both hind legs are lost .

An immature ♂ specimen (MHNG-ARTO-20431) with labels: “L ♂ Moyoap, Mexique, env. Sumichrast” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Paralatindia azteca Sauss. ♂ ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. The specimen is directly pinned. Most of both antennae, the left front leg and the right middle and hind legs are missing .

A ♂ specimen (MHNG-ARTO-20430) with labels: “ ♂ Moyoap , Mexique, env. S” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Paralatindia azteca Sauss. ♀ ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. The specimen is directly pinned, with the wings roughly folded. There is insect feeding damage to the head thorax and abdomen. Both antennae, most of the tibia and the tarsi of the right front leg, the entire left middle leg and the tarsi of the right hind leg are missing .

A ♂ specimen (MHNG-ARTO-20431) with labels: “ ♂ Moyo , Mexique, env. S” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Paralatindia azteca Sss. ♂ ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. The specimen is directly pinned, with the wings roughly folded. Most of both antennae and the left hind leg are lost. Box Blattodea 59. The whereabouts of the other syntypes is unknown .

Paralatindia azteca Saussure, 1868