†Lutheria dewetii 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
Belongs to Lutheria according to A. V. Gorochov 2005
See also Wappler 2001
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PRE/F 10640, a forewing (11 mm fragment of 17 mm wing). Its type locality is (Lut 311), which is in a Carnian lacustrine - small shale/mudstone in the Molteno Formation of South Africa.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of South Africa (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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