Gryllus forticeps, Saussure, 1874 a: 407 - 408

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 : 479-480

forticeps Saussure, 1874a: 407-408 [ Gryllus ].

Brésil ( Musée de Paris ). Unspecified number of Ƌ and ♀ .

One Ƌ and one ♀, both possible syntypes. A Ƌ with labels: “Ƌ Brésil, M H de Saussure” [handwritten on ruled white card with “ Brésil ” printed]; “ Gryllus forticeps Sauss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “Possible syntype of G. forticeps Sauss., Hollier 2011 ” [handwritten on red paper]. Specimen set with wings roughly folded; both antennae, the tibia and tarsi of the left front leg, the tarsi of the right front leg, both middle legs, both hind legs, and the cerci are lost. There is some insect feeding damage to the thorax. A ♀ with labels: “ ♀ Brésil, M H de Saussure” [handwritten on ruled white card with “ Brésil ” printed]; “ Gryllus forticeps Sauss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “Possible syntype of G. forticeps Sauss., Hollier 2011 ” [handwritten on red paper]. Specimen set with wings roughly folded; most of both antennae, the right front leg, both middle legs, both hind legs and part of the ovipositor are missing. There is insect feeding damage to the thorax and abdomen, and the specimen is held onto the pin with glue. In the description the depository of the types is given as the MNHN, but it seems likely that Saussure may have kept some specimens. Box A10.

A junior synonym of Miogryllus verticalis (Serville, 1838) .