†Archaeotetrix locustopseiformis Sharov 1968 (pygmy grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Tetrigidae
Full reference: A. G. Sharov. 1968. Filogeniya ortopteroidnykh nasekomykh. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta Akademii Nauk SSSR 118:1-216
Belongs to Archaeotetrix according to M. J. Thomas et al. 2019
See also Sharov 1968
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIN 1668/1667, a forewing (forewing without small part at apex). Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 1668), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large siltstone/marl in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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