Insecta - Orthoptera - Xenopteridae
Full reference: A. V. Gorochov. 1989. Novye taksony prjamokrylyx semejstv Bintoniellidae, Xenopteridae, Permelcanidae, Elcanidae, i Vitimiidae (Orthoptera, Ensifera) iz mezozoja azii. Vestnik Zoologii 1989(4):20-27
Parent taxon: Xenopteridae according to D. E. van Dijk and A. V. Gorochov 2011
See also Gorochov 1989, Gorochov 1995 and Gorochov 2005
Sister taxa: Axenopterinae, Xenopterinae
Subtaxa: Ferganopterodes Ferganopterus Ferganotriassia Permoxenopterum Pseudoferganopsis Pteroferganella Pteroferganodes Triassoferganella
Type: Ferganopterus
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Kyrgyzstan (3 collections)
• Permian of South Africa (1)
Total: 4 collections including 14 occurrences