Insecta - Orthoptera - Mogoplistidae
Alternative combinations: Pronemobius smithi, Pronemobius smithii
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 Pteromogoplistes according to S. W. Heads et al. 2023
See also Gorochov 2012, Handlirsch 1907, Scudder 1890 and Zeuner 1939
Sister taxon: Pteromogoplistes grandis
Type specimen: Packard 134, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Green River (Packard Collection), which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large diatomite/shale in the Green River Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (17: Colorado, Wyoming collections)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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