Mirhipipteryx Gunther 1969 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Ripipterygidae

Parent taxon: Ripipterygidae according to S. W. Heads 2010

Sister taxa: Archaicaripipteryx, Burmaripipteryx, Magnidactylus

Subtaxa: Mirhipipteryx antillarum

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Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore

Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (AMNH coll) (Miocene to Miocene of Dominican Republic)

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