Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae
Full reference: F. Brauer, J. Redtenbacher, and L. Ganglbauer. 1889. Fossile Insekten aus der Juraformation Ost-Sibiriens. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg, VII Série 36(15):1-22
Parent taxon: Locustopsidae according to D. M. Smith et al. 2011
See also Handlirsch 1906, Sharov 1968, Zessin 1983 and Zeuner 1942
Sister taxa: Araripelocustinae, Conocephalella, Cratolocustopsis, Cratozeunerella, Eolocustopsis, Liadolocusta, Locustopsinae, Phaneropterites, Pseudoacrida, Pseudoacridinae, Schwinzia, Sinolocustopsis
Subtaxa: Parapleurites gracilis Parapleurites morrisonensis Parapleurites sibiricus
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the Russian Federation (2 collections), United States (1: Colorado)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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