Insecta - Orthoptera - Romaleidae

Alternative combination: Gryllus (Locusta) cristatum

Synonyms: Acrydium latreillei Perty 1832, Tropidacris latreillei Perty 1832

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Tropidacris according to C. S. Carbonell 1984

See also Linnaeus 1758 and Zeuner 1941

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore

Distribution: found only at Trinidad asphalt (Quaternary of Trinidad and Tobago)

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