Procyrtophyllites britannicus Zeuner 1935 (hump-winged cricket)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Prophalangopsidae

Full reference: F. E. Zeuner. 1935. The Recent and fossil Prophalangopsidae (Saltatoria). Stylops 4:102-108

Belongs to Procyrtophyllites according to A. V. Gorochov et al. 2006

See also Zeuner 1935 and Zeuner 1939

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NHM I.19064, a tegmen. Its type locality is Durlston Bay, Middle Purbeck, Swanage (BMNH collection), which is in a Berriasian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Durlston Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Durlston Bay, Middle Purbeck, Swanage (BMNH collection)

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