Insecta - Orthoptera - Acrididae
Full reference: F. E. Zeuner. 1937. Descriptions of new genera and species of fossil Saltatoria (Orthoptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London, Series B, Taxonomy 6(8):154-159
Belongs to Proschistocerca according to A. V. Gorochov 2019
See also Zeuner 1937 and Zeuner 1941
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BMNH In 24578, a forewing. Its type locality is Bembridge Marls (Hooley coll), which is in a Priabonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Bouldnor Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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