†Achetomorpha irregularis Gorochov 2019 (true crickets)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllidae
Full reference: A. V. Gorochov. 2019. Crickets and grasshoppers (Orthoptera) from the latest Eocene of the Isle of Wight, southern England, UK. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 110:317-329
Belongs to Achetomorpha according to A. V. Gorochov 2019
Sister taxon: Achetomorpha schindewolfi
Type specimen: NHMUK I. 9335, a tegmen. Its type locality is Bembridge Marls (Brodie coll), which is in a Priabonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Bouldnor Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Bembridge Marls (Brodie coll)
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