†subfamily Xenopterinae Riek 1955 (grasshopper)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Xenopteridae
Full reference: E. F. Riek. 1955. Fossil insects from the Triassic beds at Mt. Crosby, Queensland. Australian Journal of Zoology 3(4):654-691
Parent taxon: Xenopteridae according to A. V. Gorochov 2005
See also Gorochov 1989, Gorochov 1995 and Wappler 2001
Sister taxa: Axenopterinae, Ferganopterinae
Subtaxa: Lutheria Proxenopterum Triassomanteodes Xenoferganella Xenopterum
Type: Xenopterum
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Australia (1 collection), Kyrgyzstan (2), South Africa (2)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences