†superfamily Xenopteroidea Riek 1955 (grasshopper)
Alternative spelling: Xenopteroida
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: Oedischiidea according to D. E. van Dijk and A. V. Gorochov 2011
See also Gorochov 1995, Gorochov 2005 and Wappler 2001
Sister taxa: Oedischioidea, Permotettigoniidae, Rimnosentomon, Triassomanteoidea
Subtaxa: Adumbratomorphidae Xenopteridae
Type: Xenopterum
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Australia (1 collection), Kyrgyzstan (3), South Africa (2)
• Permian of the Russian Federation (1), South Africa (1)
Total: 8 collections including 22 occurrences