Sphingonotus jamaicensis, Saussure, 1884: 202

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 : 234

jamaicensis Saussure, 1884: 202 [ Sphingonotus ].

Jamaica. Unspecified number of ♁.

One ♁ syntype with labels: “Cumming, Jam., 547” [handwritten on white card]; “ Sphingonotus jamaicensis Sauss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Sphingonotus jamaicensis Sauss. , Holotypus C. S. C. 1966” [handwritten by Carbonell on red card]; “Type series unspecified: treat as syntype. Hollier 2011” [handwritten on red paper]. Specimen set with wings spread; the right antenna is missing. Otte (1984: 329) follows Carbonell in assuming that this specimen is the holotype without comment. Box V31.

A junior synonym of Sphingonotus haitensis haitensis ( Saussure, 1861) .