Acrida sanguinea, Saussure, 1899: 629 - 630

Hollier, John, 2012, An annotated list of the Orthoptera (Insecta) species described by Henri de Saussure, with an account of the primary type material housed in the Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Genève, Part 3: The Acridoidea excluding the Acrididae: Oedipodinae, Revue suisse de Zoologie 119 (3), pp. 303-339 : 329

sanguinea Saussure, 1899: 629-630 [ Acrida ].

Madagaskar, Antananarivo. More than one ♀ (colour variation mentioned) .

Lectotype ♀ (designated by Dirsh, 1952b: 136) with labels: “Madagasc. Anntanariv.” [printed on pink paper]; “ Acrida sanguinea Sss. ” [handwritten on pink paper]; “Musée de Genève, Acrida sanguinea S., No.” [name handwritten on printed white card]; “ Acrida sanguinea, Saussure, 1899 , Selected type!, V. M. Dirsh det. 1951” [handwritten on white card with “V. M. Dirsh det. 19” printed]; “ Chromacrida Brunneriana (Bol.) , V. M. Dirsh det. 1951” [handwritten on white card with “V. M. Dirsh det. 19” printed]; “Type” [printed on white card disk with red margin]; “ Lectotypus ” [printed on red card]. Specimen set with wings spread; the left front leg, two tarsal segments of the right middle leg, the last tarsal segment of the left hind leg and the right hind leg are lost. Box U1.

A junior synonym of Chromidacrida brunneriana (Bolívar, 1893).