Insecta - Orthoptera - Eumastacidae
Synonym: Eobanksia Cockerell 1909
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1890. The Tertiary Insects of North America. Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories XIII:1-734
Parent taxon: Eumastacidae according to Q. B. Lin 1980
See also Cockerell 1909, Cockerell 1926, Eades et al. 2012 and Scudder 1890
Sister taxa: Archaeomastax, Eoerianthus, Eozaenhuepfer
Subtaxa: Taphacris bittaciformis Taphacris reliquata Taphacris stenosis Taphacris turgis
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Colorado collections)
• Paleocene of China (1)
• Cretaceous of China (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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