†Acrydium bachofeni Zeuner 1937 (pygmy grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Tetrigidae
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 Acrydium according to M. J. Thomas et al. 2019
See also Zeuner 1937
Sister taxa: Acridium (Gryllus), Acridium barthelemyi
Type specimen: Coll Bachofen-Echt 150, an exoskeleton
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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