Scaphura fasciata, Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895: 91 - 92

Hollier, John & Maehr, Michael, D., 2012, An annotated catalogue of the type material of Orthoptera (Insecta) described by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl deposited in the Muséum d’histoire naturelle in Geneva, Revue suisse de Zoologie 119 (1), pp. 27-75 : 42

fasciata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895: 91-92 [Tarphe].

Silhet (coll. Brunner); Sikkim (Mus. Genav.). More than one ♀ .

Three ♀ syntypes. A ♀ with labels: “ Sikkim ” [printed on white card]; “1950” [handwritten on white paper]; “Tarphe facsiata Brunn.” [handwritten on yellow paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings spread; the entire left antenna and most of the right are missing. The left hind leg lacks most of the tibia and the tarsi and the right middle leg lacks the last tarsal segment. The abdomen is detached and secured on a separate pin along with the right hind leg and another hind leg, both pinned through the femur. A ♀ with labels: “Dam Dim, 3546/8” [locality handwritten on irregularly shaped card with printed number]; “1939” [handwritten on white paper]; “Tarphe facsiata Brunn.” [handwritten on yellow paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings spread. A ♀ with labels: “1184/1 Tulpir” [handwritten on white card disc]; “1934” [handwritten on white paper]; “Tarphe facsiata Brunn.” [handwritten on yellow paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings folded; the right front leg is lost and the tarsi of the right hind leg are detached and glued to a strip of card secured on the original pin. The specimen in the NHMW refered to as the holotype on OSF is actually a syntype from Brunner’s collection. Box E 12 .

A junior synonym of Tegra viridivitta (Walker, 1870).