Arphia fallax, 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 : 229

fallax Saussure, 1884: 170 [ Trimerotropis ].

Amer. boreal., California. Unspecified number of ♁ and ♀ .

Lectotype ♀ (designated by Rentz & Weissman, 1980: 233) with labels: “ Californie, 602 35” [handwritten on white paper]; “122” [handwritten on green paper]; “ fallax Sauss, Amer. sept.” [handwritten on green paper]; “Trimer. fallax Sauss. ” [handwritten on green paper]; “ Trimerotropis fallax Sauss ” [handwritten on brown paper]; “LECTOTYE ♀, TRIMEROTROPIS FALLAX Saussure, Det. D. C. Rentz ‘76” [handwritten on red card with “TYPE” printed]. Specimen set with wings spread; the left antenna and right middle leg are missing. A ♁ and a ♀ paralectotype are also present. Box V 24.

A junior synonym of Trimerotropis fontana Thomas, 1876 .