Pteronemobius anglicus Zeuner 1937 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Trigonidiidae

Full reference: F. E. Zeuner. 1937. Descriptions of new genera and species of fossil Saltatoria (Orthoptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London, Series B, Taxonomy 6(8):154-159

Belongs to Pteronemobius according to L. Desutter-Grandcolas et al. 2021

See also Zeuner 1937 and Zeuner 1939

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NHML In 24778, an elytra (female elytron). Its type locality is Bembridge Marls (Hooley coll), which is in a Priabonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Bouldnor Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Bembridge Marls (Hooley coll)

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