Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae
Parent taxon: Locustopsidae according to A. V. Gorochov and R. A. Coram 2023
See also Gorochov et al. 2006 and Gu et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Araripelocustinae, Conocephalella, Cratolocustopsis, Cratozeunerella, Eolocustopsis, Liadolocusta, Locustrix, Parapleurites, Phaneropterites, Pseudoacrida, Schwinzia
Subtaxa: Locustopsis Mesolocustopsis Plesioschwinzia Zessinia Zeunerella
Type: Locustopsis
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Montana collections)
• Cretaceous of Brazil (3), China (2), Egypt (1), Kazakhstan (1), the United Kingdom (6)
• Jurassic of China (1), Germany (14), Kazakhstan (2), Kyrgyzstan (5), the Russian Federation (2), Switzerland (1), the United Kingdom (6)
• Triassic of the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 48 collections including 85 occurrences