Oecanthus parvulus, Saussure, 1899: 613

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 : 509

parvulus Saussure, 1899: 613 [ Oecanthus ].

Nossi-be; Aldabra. Unspecified number of Ƌ and ♀.

One Ƌ and one ♀, both syntypes. A Ƌ with labels: “VOELTZKOW, Nossi-Bé” [printed on white paper with “Nossi-Bé” handwritten]; “ Oecanthus parvulus Sss. & Adl. [sic]” [handwritten on pink paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings folded; most of both antennae, both front legs and both middle legs are missing. The left hind leg, which lacks the tarsi, is detached and glued to the locality label. A ♀ with labels: “VOELTZKOW, Nossi-Bé” [printed on white paper with “Nossi-Bé” handwritten]; “ Oecanthus parvulus Sss. & Adl. [sic]” [handwritten on pink paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings folded; the left antenna, bith front and both middle legs are missing. There are further syntypes in the SMFD (images in OSF). Box A 22 .

A junior synonym of Oecanthus brevicauda Saussure, 1878 .