Sphingonotus savignyi, Saussure, 1884

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 2: The Acrididae: Oedipodinae, Revue suisse de Zoologie 119 (2), pp. 215-260 : 250

savignyi canariensis Saussure, 1884: 208 [ Sphingonotus ].

Insulae fortunatae. Unspecified number of ♁.

Two ♁ syntypes. A ♁ with labels: “Cap Vert., M. Ed Sarazin” [handwritten on white paper]; “ Sphingonotus savignyi Sauss. ” [handwritten on blue paper]; “Sayignyi Sauss., var. hesperidium Sss, Cap. Vert. ” [handwriiten on white paper]; “Sphing. savignyi Sauss. ” [handwritten on pink paper]; “PROPERTY MUS. HIST. NAT. GENF ” [printed on white card]; “ Syntype of S. canariensis Sauss., 1884 ? Hollier, 2010” [handwritten on red paper]. Specimen set with wings spread; the last tarsal segment of the left front leg is missing. A ♁ with labels: “Cap Vert., M. Ed Sarazin” [handwritten on white paper]; “ Sphingonotus savignyi Sauss. ” [handwritten on blue paper]; “Sphing. savignyi Sauss. ” [handwritten on pink paper]; “ Syntype of S. canariensis Sauss., 1884 ? Hollier, 2010” [handwritten on red paper]. Specimen was set with wings spread, but the left wings are missing; both antennae, two tarsal segments of the left front leg, two tarsal segments of the left middle leg, the right middle leg, the tarsi of the left hind leg and most of the tibia and the tarsi of the right hind leg are lost. This species was described from ♁ specimens said to be from the Canary Islands in the description. However, Saussure (1888: 84) later wrote that they were actually from the Cap Verde Islands, and that the locality given in the description was doubtful. His words could be taken to mean that he had received more specimens, from Cap Verde, after the description was published which made him doubt the original locality data, in which case these specimens may not be syntypes, and the whereabouts of the type material would be unknown. Box V30.

Sphingonotus canariensis canariensis ( Saussure, 1884) .