†subfamily Araripelocustinae Martins-Neto 1995 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae

Alternative spelling: Araripelocustidae

Full reference: R. G. Martins-Neto. 1995. Araripelocustidae, fam. n. uma nova família de gafanhotos (Insecta, Caelifera) da Formação Santana, Cretáceo Inferior do Nordeste do Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 39:311-319

Parent taxon: Locustopsidae according to A. V. Gorochov et al. 2006

See also Martins-Neto 1995 and Martins-Neto 2003

Sister taxa: Conocephalella, Cratolocustopsis, Cratozeunerella, Eolocustopsis, Liadolocusta, Locustopsinae, Locustrix, Parapleurites, Phaneropterites, Pseudoacrida, Schwinzia

Subtaxa: Araripelocusta Britannacrida

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Type: Araripelocusta

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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