†Palaeorehnia maculata Scudder 1890 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Palaeorehniidae
Alternative combination: Cymatomera maculata
Synonym: Palaeorehnia maculata Cockerell 1908
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1890. The Tertiary Insects of North America. Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories XIII:1-734
Belongs to Palaeorehnia according to D. K. M. Kevan and D. C. Wighton 1983
See also Cockerell 1908, Cockerell 1909, Handlirsch 1907, Scudder 1890 and Zeuner 1939
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Palaeorehnia maculata: MCZ 464, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
- Palaeorehnia maculata: BMNH I.8430, a tegmen. Its type locality is Florissant, Station 9, which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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