Acridites Germar 1842 (winged insect)

Insecta - Protorthoptera

Full reference: E. F. Germar. 1842. Beschreibung einiger neuen fossilen Insecten I. in den lithographischen Schiefern von Bayern und II. im Schieferthon des Steinkohlen-Gebirges von Wettin. Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 5:79-94

Parent taxon: Protorthoptera according to F. M. Carpenter 1992

Sister taxa: Adeloneuridae, Agogoblattina, Anthracomastax, Anthracothremmidae, Apithanidae, Appertiidae, Archaeologus, Archimastax, Asiopompidae, Asiopompus, Atava, Atava ovata, Boutakovia, Cacurgellus, Chrestotella, Chrestotes, Commentrya, Cymbopsidae, Danielsiella, Distasis, Eucaenidae, Eucaenus pusillus, Eucaenus rotundatus, Gerarianus, Gerarites, Geraroides, Hadentomidae, Hadentomoides, Hemeristia, Herdinidae, Homalophlebiidae, Homoeodictyidae, Hyaloptilus, Kelleropteron, Lecopterum, Limburgina, Macrophlebium, Megagnathidae, Megalometer, Melanoblattula, Metacheliphlebia, Notoblattites, Ochetopteron, Orthoneurites, Pachytylopsidae, Palaeocarria, Palaeoedischia, Polyernus, Polyetes, Protoblattinopsidae, Prototettigidae, Prototettix, Pruvostia, Pseudetoblattina, Pseudogerarus, Pseudopolyernus, Ptenodera, Rigattopteridae, Roomeria, Roomeriidae, Schuchertiella, Schuchertiellidae, Sharovia, Sheimiidae, Soyaniidae, Stenaropodidae, Stephanotermopsidae, Thoronysididae

Subtaxa: none

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Wettin (Carboniferous of Germany)

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