Family Lentulidae Dirsh 1956 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Lentulidae

Full reference: V. M. Dirsh. 1956. The phallic complex in Acridoidea (Orthoptera) in relation to taxonomy. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 108:223-356

Parent taxon: Acridoidea according to C. Hemp et al. 2020

See also Dirsh 1956

Sister taxa: Acrididae, Pamphagidae, Romaleidae

Subtaxa: Lentulinae

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Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore

Distribution: found only at East Africa Copal (BMNH collection) (Quaternary of Tanzania)

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