Corydia gueriniana, Saussure, 1863: 140

Hollier, John, Marshall, Judith & Legendre, Frédéric, 2020, An annotated list of the Blattodea (Insecta) described by Henri de Saussure. Part 1: the Corydiidae, Revue suisse de Zoologie 127 (2), pp. 341-348 : 345-346

gueriniana Saussure, 1863: 140 , fig. 7 [ Corydia ]

Les Indes orientales; Sangor dans l’intérieur des Indes. Unspecified number of ♂.

The MHNG collection contains one ♂ specimen (MHNG- ARTO-20470) with labels: “540 11, Sangor, Indes Or. ♂ coll. Guérin” [handwritten on ruled white card]; “ Corydia nuptualis ♂ Gerst.” [handwritten on yellow paper]; “ Syntype of C. gueriniana Sauss. Hollier 2019 ” [handwritten on red paper]. This specimen was placed with three others in the MHNG collection under the name Corydia nuptialis but the name label pinned in the box has “ nuptialis Gerst. (Gueriniana Sss.) ” handwritten on it. The data label and the entry in the acquisitions register identify it as a syntype of C. gueriniana . The specimen is directly pinned, with the wings spread. The left antenna, left front leg, four tarsal segments of the left middle leg and the last tarsal segment of the left hind leg are missing. Box Blattodea 59.

A junior synonym of Therea nuptialis ( Gerstaecker, 1861)