Insecta - Orthoptera - Protogryllidae
Alternative combination: Protogryllus magnus
Full reference: F. E. Zeuner. 1937. Descriptions of new genera and species of fossil Saltatoria (Orthoptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London, Series B, Taxonomy 6(8):154-159
Belongs to Protogryllus (Archaegryllodes) according to R. PĂ©rez-de la Fuente et al. 2012
See also Whalley 1985, Zeuner 1937 and Zeuner 1939
Sister taxon: Protogryllus (Archaegryllodes) stormbergensis
Type specimen: NHML I 11324, a forewing (male forewing). Its type locality is Dumbleton, Gloucestershire (Brodie coll.), which is in a Toarcian marine limestone in the United Kingdom.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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