Locustana pardalina, Saussure, 1861: 324

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 : 246

pardalina Saussure, 1861: 324 [ Oedipoda ].

Mexico. More than one specimen .

Three ♁ and two ♀ syntypes. A ♁ with labels: “ Puebla, t.f.” [printed on white card]; “ Xanthippus pardalinus Sauss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “TYPE Otte 1982” [handwritten in pencil on white card]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings folded; the left antenna, right middle leg and two tarsal segments of both hind legs are missing. A ♁ with labels: “Mexic.” [printed on white card]; “ Xanthippus pardalinus Sauss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings spread; both antennae, both front legs, both middle legs and the tarsi of the left hind leg are missing. The specimen has been reinforced with a pin through both hind femura and the abdomen. A ♁ with labels: “Orizaba, t.t.” [printed on white card]; “ Xanthippus pardalinus Sauss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “27” handwritten on white paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings spread, most of the left hind wing is lost; both antennae, the tarsi of the left front leg, the right front leg, the left middle leg, two tarsal segments of the left hind leg and the tarsi of the right hind leg are all lost. The specimen has been reinforced with a pin through both hind femura and the abdomen. A ♀ with labels: “Orizaba, t.t.” [printed on white card]; “ Xanthippus pardalinus Sauss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings spread; both antennae, the tibia and tarsi of the right front leg and the tibia and tarsi of the right hind leg are missing. The specimen has been reinforced with a pin through both hind femura and the abdomen. A ♀ with labels: “ Xanthippus pardalinus Sauss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Syntypus ” [printed on red paper]. Specimen set with wings spread; both antennae, the right front leg, the left middle leg, the tibia and tarsi of the right middle leg, the tarsi of the left hind leg, the entire right hind leg and the end of the abdomen are lost. The remaining part of the abdomen shows insect feeding damage. The first ♁ specimen, marked as the type by Otte, is the one which corresponds to the measurements in the original description. Otte (1984: 337) stated that the type was not found in the MHNG or the NHMW, but this is clearly a lapse. Images on OSF. Box V 5 .

A junior synonym of Xanthippus corallipes (Haldeman, 1852) .