†subfamily Locustopsinae Handlirsch 1906 (grasshopper)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae
Parent taxon: Locustopsidae according to O. O. Schall et al. 2026
See also Gorochov and Coram 2023, Gorochov et al. 2006 and Gu et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Araripelocustinae, Conocephalella, Cratolocustopsis, Eolocustopsis, Locustopsis, Parapleurites, Phaneropterites, Pseudoacrida, Pseudoacridinae, Schwinzia
Subtaxa: Locustrix Mesolocustopsis Zessinia Zeunerella
Type: Locustopsis
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Montana collections)
• Cretaceous of Brazil (4), China (2), Kazakhstan (1), the United Kingdom (5)
• Jurassic of China (1), Germany (1), United States (1: Colorado)
Total: 17 collections including 28 occurrences