†Dordrechtia Riek 1976 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Proparagryllacrididae
Full reference: E. F. Riek. 1976. A new collection of insects from the Upper Triassic of South Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 22(3):791-820
Parent taxon: Proparagryllacridinae according to A. V. Gorochov 2005
See also Gorochov 1995, Riek 1976, Wappler 2000 and Wappler 2001
Sister taxa: Mesogryllacris, Proparagryllacris
Subtaxa: Dordrechtia aasvoelbergensis Dordrechtia robusta
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Lesotho (1 collection), South Africa (4)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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