Egnatioides mendelssohni FISHELSON, 1993

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 : 452-453

4. Egnatioides mendelssohni FISHELSON, 1993

Fig. 1g, h

Fishelson, L. 1993. Contribution to the knowledge of Egnatiinae ( Orthoptera : Acrididae ) from Israel and Iran, with descriptions of a new genus and four new species. Israel Journal of Entomology 27: 7.

Holotype ♂: “391932. Israel: / Holot Mashash / 25.iv.1960 / L. Fishelson // Type // Mshash / 25.4.1960 // SMNH-TAUI / 135821“

Paratype ♀: “ Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel / Loc : 15km.S.of Beer-Sheba / Date: 23.V.1972 (Sand) / Col: Pener et al. // OR 14057 // Paratype // Allotype // SMNH-TAUI / 437665”

Paratype ♀. “ Sand dunes / 15 km. South of Beer-Sheba / 30.V.68 / Pener & al // OR10515 // SMNH-TAUI / 437666”

Paratype ♂: “ Sand dunes / 10.km South of Beer Sheba / 30.V.68 / Pener & al // SMNH-TAUI / 437667”

Paratype ♀: “ Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel / Loc : 15.km.S.of Be’er- Sheva / Date: 4.6.1975 / FAUNISTICS // ♀ Paratype // SMNH-TAUI / 437668”

Paratype ♂: “ Hebrew niversity of Jerusalem, Israel / Loc : 15.km.S.of Be’er- Sheva / Date: 4.6.1975 / FAUNISTICS // ♂ Paratype // SMNH-TAUI / 437669”

Paratype ♀: “ 1.9.1955 / W.Mishash / Israel / Coll. Fishelson L. // SMNH-TAUI / 437670”

Type Series: Holotype ♂, Paratypes 4♂, 3♀.

Current status: Valid species.

Remarks: The data on the type series and on the holotype label only partially match those in the original description. The description mentions 4 males and 3 females as paratypes (one of which an Allotype), but the collection includes only the paratypes listed above.

Figures

FIGURE 1: Holotypes of Chorthippus dirshi (a, b—dorsal, lateral, labels), Chorthippus peneri (c, d—dorsal, lateral, labels), Egnatioides blondheimi (e, f—dorsal, lateral, labels), Egnatioides mendelssohni (g, h—dorsal, lateral, labels).