Trichogryllus macrocercus Germar and Berendt 1856 (true crickets)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllidae

Alternative combination: Gryllus macrocercus

Full reference: E. F. Germar and G. C. Berendt. 1856. Die im Bernstein befindlichen Hemipteren und Orthopteren der Vorwelt. Die in Bernstein Befindlichen Organischen Reste der Vorwelt Gesammelt in Verbindung mit Mehreren Bearbeitetet und Herausgegeben 2(1):1-40

Belongs to Trichogryllus according to H. Weidner 1956

See also Chopard 1936, Germar and Berendt 1856, Scudder 1885 and Zeuner 1939

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Berendt collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Poland

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Poland (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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