Promartynovia venicosta Tillyard 1937 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Permelcanidae

Full reference: R. J. Tillyard. 1937. Kansas Permian Insects, Part 17: The Order Megasecoptera and Additions to the Palaeodictyoptera, Odonata, Protoperlaria, Copeognatha, and Neuroptera. American Journal of Science, Series 5 33(194):81-110

Belongs to Promartynovia according to W. Zessin 1987

See also Carpenter 1966 and Sharov 1968

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: YPM 15594, a forewing. Its type locality is Elmo, YPM 1921 collection, which is in an Artinskian pond limestone in the Wellington Formation of Kansas.

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Elmo, YPM 1921 collection

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