Chorthippus Fieber 1852 (short-horned grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Acrididae
Full reference: F. X. Fieber. 1852. Orthoptera Oliv. (et omn. Auct.) Oberschlesiens. Grundlage zur Kenntnis der Orthopteren (Gradflügler) Oberschlesiens, und Grundlage zur Kenntnis der Käfer Oberschlesiens, erster Nachtrag (Schulprogr.) 1-19
Parent taxon: Gomphocerini according to S. Y. Storozhenko et al. 2015
See also Vedenina and Mugue 2011 and Zeuner 1942
Sister taxon: Gomphocerus
Subtaxa: Chorthippus angulatus Chorthippus mollis Chorthippus parallelus
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution: found only at Starunia (Quaternary of Ukraine)
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