†Mesolocustopsis Hong and Wang 1990 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae
Full reference: Y. C. Hong and W. L. Wang. 1990. Fossil insects from the Laiyang Basin, Shandong Province. Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of Laiyang Basin, Shandong Province 44-189
Parent taxon: Locustopsinae according to A. V. Gorochov et al. 2006
See also Hong and Wang 1990
Sister taxa: Locustopsis, Plesioschwinzia, Zessinia, Zeunerella
Subtaxa: Mesolocustopsis anglica Mesolocustopsis angusta Mesolocustopsis problematica Mesolocustopsis sinica
Type: Mesolocustopsis sinica
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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