†Lutheria Wappler 2001 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Xenopteridae
Full reference: T. Wappler. 2001. New orthopteroid insects from the Upper Triassic Molteno Formation, Karoo Basin, southern Africa. Acta Geologica Leopoldensia 24(52/53):87-104
Parent taxon: Xenopterinae according to A. V. Gorochov 2005
See also Wappler 2001
Sister taxa: Proxenopterum, Triassomanteodes, Xenoferganella, Xenopterum
Subtaxa: Lutheria dewetii
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of South Africa (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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