Trimerotropis monticola, Saussure, 1884: 170

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 : 241-242

monticola Saussure, 1884: 170 [ Trimerotropis ].

Mexico altior, in planitibus incultis apad urbem Perote prope Tesuitlan in altitude. 2600 mertr. cepi. Unspecified number of ♀ .

The MHNG collection contains a ♁ specimen with the labels: “Tesuitlan” [handwritten on white card]; “ monticola Sss , type” [handwritten on green paper]; “Not the type!, Type is ♀ Saussure 1884: 170 ” [handwritten on white card]. Since the measurements of this specimen coincide with those given in the original description, and the locality label also corresponds to that given in the description it seems likely that this is a syntype, and that the sex given in the description was a lapse by Saussure. Specimen set with right wings spread and left wings folded; both antennae, both front legs, both middle legs and the left hind leg are lost. This species was considered a junior synonym of T. tolteca ( Saussure, 1861) by Rentz & Weissman (1980: 244) but this is not followed on OSF. Box V24.

Trimerotropis monticola Saussure, 1884 (considered nomen dubium on OSF).