Pterotriamescaptor Gorochov 1992 (mole cricket)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllotalpidae

Full reference: A. V. Gorochov. 1992. New and little-known fossil crickets (Orthoptera, Grylloidea) from Eurasia. Paleontological Journal 26(2):119-127

Parent taxon: Gryllotalpinae according to A. V. Gorochov 2019

See also Gorochov 1992, Gorochov 1995 and Gorochov 2012

Sister taxa: Gryllotalpini, Neocurtilla

Subtaxa: Pterotriamescaptor americanus Pterotriamescaptor primus Pterotriamescaptor tridactylinus

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Type: Gryllotalpa prima

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (1 collection), the United Kingdom (3), United States (1: Colorado)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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