†Araripelocusta longinota Martins-Neto 1995 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae
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
Belongs to Araripelocusta according to R. G. Martins-Neto 1995
Sister taxon: Araripelocusta brevis
Type specimen: CV-1572, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Crato (Vulcano collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution: found only at Crato (Vulcano collection)
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