Full reference: J. D. Dana. 1864. On fossil insects from the Carboniferous formation in Illinois. The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series 37:34-35
Parent taxon: Protorthoptera according to F. M. Carpenter 1992
See also Handlirsch 1906 and Handlirsch 1919
Sister taxa: Acridites, Adeloneuridae, Agogoblattina, Anthracomastax, Anthracothremmidae, Apithanidae, Appertiidae, Archaeologus, Archimastax, Asiopompidae, Asiopompus, Atava, Atava ovata, Boutakovia, Cacurgellus, Chrestotella, Chrestotes, Commentrya, Cymbopsidae, Danielsiella, Distasis, Eucaenidae, Eucaenus pusillus, Eucaenus rotundatus, Gerarianus, Gerarites, Geraroides, Hadentomidae, Hadentomoides, Herdinidae, Homalophlebiidae, Homoeodictyidae, Hyaloptilus, Kelleropteron, Lecopterum, Limburgina, Macrophlebium, Megagnathidae, Megalometer, Melanoblattula, Metacheliphlebia, Notoblattites, Ochetopteron, Orthoneurites, Pachytylopsidae, Palaeocarria, Palaeoedischia, Polyernus, Polyetes, Protoblattinopsidae, Prototettigidae, Prototettix, Pruvostia, Pseudetoblattina, Pseudogerarus, Pseudopolyernus, Ptenodera, Rigattopteridae, Roomeria, Roomeriidae, Schuchertiella, Schuchertiellidae, Sharovia, Sheimiidae, Soyaniidae, Stenaropodidae, Stephanotermopsidae, Thoronysididae
Subtaxa: Hemeristia occidentalis
Type: Hemeristia occidentalis
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Morris, Mazon Creek (J.G. Bronson coll) (Carboniferous of Illinois)
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