Xanthippus leprosus, Saussure, 1884: 92

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 : 236-237

leprosus Saussure, 1884: 92 [ Xanthippus ].

Amer. bor.; Nova-Mexico. More than one ♁ (variation to scutellum noted) and an unspecified number of ♀.

Lectotype ♀ (designated by Hebard, 1929: 340) with labels: “Taos Valley, N. Mexico, 5-31-1883 ” [handwritten on white card]; “ Hippiscus (?) Haldemani Scudd., No.” [handwritten with “No.” printed on white card with a printed border]; “ Lectotype of Xanthippus leprosus Saussure, 1884 , designated Hebard 1929: 340 ” [handwritten on red paper]. A ♁ paralectotype with the same data is also present. Box V6.

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