Gryllus assimilis (Fabricius, 1775)

Hollier, John, Bruckner, Harald & Heads, Sam W., 2013, 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 5: Grylloidea, Revue suisse de Zoologie 120 (3), pp. 445-535 : 455-456

assimilis pallida Saussure, 1897: 226 [ Gryllus ].

Mexico, Durango and Sinaloa, Presidio de Mazatlan (Forrer). Unspecified .

There are no specimens placed under this name in the MHNG collection. However, there are three specimens placed under “ G. assimilis aztecus ” which might be syntypes. A Ƌ with labels: “Presidio, Mexico, Forrer” [printed on white card]; “ Gryllus assimilis var. aztecus Sss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “Possible syntype of G. a. pallida Ss.? Hollier 2011 ” [handwritten on red paper]. Specimen set with wings roughly folded, the right wing is broken, and part has been glued to the identification label; most of the left antenna and the right hind leg are lost. A Ƌ with labels: “ Durango en Sinaloa, Mexico, Forrer” [handwritten on white card]; “ Gryllus assimilis var. aztecus Sss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “Possible syntype of G. a. pallida Ss.? Hollier 2011 ” [handwritten on red paper]. Specimen set with wings roughly folded; both antennae, the last tarsal segment of the right front leg and the right hind leg are missing. A ♀ with labels: “ Durango en Sinaloa, Mexico, Forrer” [handwritten on white card]; “ Gryllus assimilis var. aztecus Sss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “Possible syntype of G. a. pallida Ss.? Hollier 2011 ” [handwritten on red paper]. Specimen set with wings roughly folded; the claw of the right front leg, the tibia and tarsi of the left middle leg and the right hind leg are lost.

Gryllus assimilis pallida Saussure, 1897 .