Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1868. Supplement to descriptions of articulates. Descriptions of fossil insects found on Mazon Creek, and near Morris, Grundy Co. Ill. Geological Survey of Illinois 3:566-572
Parent taxon: Protorthoptera according to F. M. Carpenter 1992
See also Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1919, Handlirsch 1922 and Scudder 1885
Sister taxa: Acridites, Adeloneuridae, Agogoblattina, Anthracomastax, Anthracothremmidae, Apithanidae, Appertiidae, Archaeologus, Archimastax, Asiopompidae, Asiopompus, Atava, Atava ovata, Boutakovia, Cacurgellus, Chrestotella, 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: Chrestotes lapidea
Type: Chrestotes lapidea
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Illinois collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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