†Pteromogoplistes grandis Gorochov 2012 (scaly cricket)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Mogoplistidae
Full reference: A. V. Gorochov. 2012. Taxonomic names, in Eocene Orthoptera from Green River Formation of Wyoming (USA). Russian Entomological Journal 21:357-370
Belongs to Pteromogoplistes according to S. W. Heads et al. 2023
See also Gorochov 2012
Sister taxon: Pteromogoplistes smithii
Type specimen: USNM Kohns 18608, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Near Rifle, locality 41616, which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large lime mudstone in the Green River Formation of Colorado.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (7: Colorado collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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