†Pterotriamescaptor Gorochov 1992 (mole cricket)
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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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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