†tribe Rusmithini Skejo et al. 2024 (pygmy grasshopper)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Tetrigidae
Full reference: J. Skejo, N. Kasalo, M. J. Thomas and S. W. Heads. 2024. A new long-winged pygmy grasshopper in Eocene Baltic amber raises questions about the evolution of reduced tegmenula in Tetrigidae (Orthoptera). Journal of Orthoptera Research 33:21-26
Parent taxon: Batrachideinae according to N. Kasalo et al. 2024
See also Skejo et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Batrachideini, Eotetrix, Tettigidea
Subtaxa: Danatettix Messeltettix Rusmithia
Type: Rusmithia
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (1 collection), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence