Tanusia variabilis, Pictet, 1888: 38 - 39

Hollier, John, 2011, An annotated list of the Orthoptera (Insecta) species described by Alphonse Pictet (alone, and with Henri de Saussure) with an account of the primary type material present in the Muséum d’histoire naturelle in Geneva., Revue suisse de Zoologie 118 (2), pp. 345-400 : 395-396

variabilis Pictet, 1888: 38-39 , fig. 19 [ Tanusia ].

Guyana (Bar et coll. Jurine). More than one Ƌ and ♀

Two Ƌ and three ♀ syntypes. A Ƌ with labels: “ Tanusia variabilis Pict. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “10 (Vignon)” [handwritten on white paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings roughly spread; the antennae are missing as are the last tarsal segment of the left middle leg, the entire right middle leg and both hind legs. A Ƌ with labels: “ Tanusia variabilis Pict. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “9 (Vignon)” [handwritten on white paper]; “45” [handwritten on white card]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings spread; the front of the head and the antennae are missing, the right front leg, the tibia and tarsi of the left front leg are lost. A detached right hind leg is secured on a separate pin next to the specimen. A ♀ with labels: “E. Surinam ” [handwritten on white card with a green printed border]; “ Tanusia variabilis Pict. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “7 (Vignon)” [handwritten on white paper]; “ Holotypus ” [printed on red card]; “ Syntype! Both sexes mentioned in description. Hollier 2010 ” [handwritten on red paper]. Specimen set with wings spread; the ends of the antennae, the tarsi of the right front leg, two tarsal segments of the left front and middle legs, the tarsi of the right middle leg and two tarsal segments of the left hind leg are lost. A detached right hind leg is secured on a separate pin next to the specimen. The abdomen has been eviscerated (presumably at the time of capture) and stuffed. A ♀ with labels: “476/25” [handwritten on a disc of white card]; “ Tanusia variabilis Pict. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “8 (Vignon)” [handwritten on white paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings spread; the entire left antenna and most of the right antenna are lost as is the right hind leg. The underside of the abdomen has been filled with plaster (?). A ♀ with labels: “Cayenne” [handwritten on white paper]; “ Tanusia variabilis Pict. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “4 (Vignon)” [handwritten on white paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings spread; the ends of the antennae and two tarsal segments of the right hind leg are lost. There is also a hind leg and two hind femurs pinned to a separate pin at the end of the series. The species name label in the insect box has the locality “ Brasil. Guyana.” handwritten in the lower left corner. Vignon (1923) stated that the male specimens 9 and 10 are T. coLorata (Serville, 1838) and the female specimens 7 and 8 are T. decorata (Walker, 1870) , without mentioning T. variabiLis . He subsequently remarked in a footnote ( Vignon, 1931: 83) that T. variabiLis was not referable to a single species, and that the MHNG material included specimens of T. coLorata , T. decorata and T. cristata (Serville, 1838) . Images on OSF. Box E28b.

A junior synonym of Tanusia coLorata (Serville, 1838) (partim), Tanusia decorata (Walker, 1870) (partim).