†Permoraphidia americana Tillyard 1932 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Permoraphidiidae
Full reference: R. J. Tillyard. 1932. Kansas Permian Insects, Part 14: The Order Neuroptera. American Journal of Science, Series 5 23(133):1-30
Belongs to Permoraphidia according to F. M. Carpenter 1943
See also Tillyard 1932
Sister taxa: Permoraphidia grandis, Permoraphidia magnifica
Type specimen: YPM 5422, 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:
• Permian of United States (4: Kansas collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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