Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae
Full reference: W. Zessin. 1988. Neue Saltatoria (Insecta) aus dem Oberlias Mitteleuropas. Freiberger Forschungshefte C 419:107-121
Belongs to Plesioschwinzia according to W. Zessin 1988
Sister taxa: Plesioschwinzia bernstorffi, Plesioschwinzia constricta, Plesioschwinzia gracilis, Plesioschwinzia kruegeri, Plesioschwinzia lacera, Plesioschwinzia lacoei, Plesioschwinzia posterior, Plesioschwinzia procera, Plesioschwinzia pulchella, Plesioschwinzia reticulata, Plesioschwinzia sharovi, Plesioschwinzia uvarovi
Type specimen: LDA 219, a tegmen. Its type locality is Dobbertin, Mecklenburg (Ansorge coll), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution: found only at Dobbertin, Mecklenburg (Ansorge coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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