†Danatettix hoffeinsorum Thomas et al. 2019 (pygmy grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Tetrigidae
Full reference: M. J. Thomas, J. Skejo, and S. W. Heads. 2019. The last batrachideine of Europe: A new genus and species of pygmy grasshopper (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) from Eocene Baltic amber. Zootaxa 4686:435-445
Belongs to Danatettix according to M. J. Thomas et al. 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CCHH 1084-4, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Hoffeins/Deutsches Entomologische Institut collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber, Hoffeins/Deutsches Entomologische Institut collection
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