Paratettix mexicanus (Saussure, 1861) (Fig. 31)

Tettix mexicana Saussure, 1861: 400 (original description of the species, no holotype designated).

Paratettix mexicanus – Bolívar 1887: 276 (transferred to the genus Paratetttix). — Rehn & Grant 1957b: 250 (lectotype designated).

Paratettix toltecus form extensus Morse, 1899: 198.

Paratettix mexicanus variety abortus Hancock, 1902: 110 . Paratettix toltecus form arizonus Hancock, 1902: 110.

Paratettix morsei Hancock, 1902: 110 .

Paratettix robustus Hancock, 1902: 110 .

Paratettix toltecus variety sonorensis Hancock, 1902: 110 .

Paratettix tuberculatus Hancock, 1902: 110 .

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Mexico • 1 ♀ lectotype; Tamaulipas, Tampico; MHNG .

ADDITIONAL DATA. — See Appendix 1.

DISTRIBUTION. — The entirety of Central America. See Figure 2.

REMARK

Ample synonyms illustrate the morphological variability of the species. In this case, some of the variability overlaps with some characters typically associated with the subfamily Metrodorinae, namely horizontally protruding lateral lobes and robust femora which are typical of the genus Crimisus and the tribe Amorphopini .