Locustavus problematicus Gorochov 2005 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustavidae

Full reference: A. V. Gorochov. 2005. Review of Triassic Orthoptera with Descriptions of New and Little Known Taxa: Part 2. Paleontological Journal 39(3):272-279

Belongs to Locustavus according to A. V. Gorochov 2005

Sister taxa: Locustavus deformatus, Locustavus intermedius, Locustavus lanceolatus, Locustavus madygensis, Locustavus minutus

Type specimen: PIN 2555/1403, a forewing (nearly complete forewing). Its type locality is Madygen, PIN collection 2555, Dzhailoucho area, which is in a Ladinian lacustrine - small siliciclastic in the Madygen Formation of Kyrgyzstan.

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Kyrgyzstan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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