Family Ripipterygidae Ander 1939 (grasshopper)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Ripipterygidae
Alternative spelling: Rhipipterygidae
Full reference: K. Ander. 1939. Vergleichend-anatomische und phylogenetische studien über die Ensifera (Saltatoria). Opuscula Entomologica Supplementum 2:1-306
Parent taxon: Tridactyloidea according to H. J. Song et al. 2020
See also Ander 1939, Heads 2010 and Song et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Cylindrachetidae, Tridactylidae
Subtaxa: Archaicaripipteryx Burmaripipteryx Kallosripipteryx Magnidactylus Mirhipipteryx
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (5)
Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences