Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae

Synonym: Sinolocustopsis elongatus Huang and Nel 2024 [replaced name]

Full reference: O. O. Schall, D. Lima, S. W. Heads, A. P. Pinheiro, and M. Husemann. 2026. First Eumastacoidea and new Locustopsidae (Orthoptera: Caelifera) from the Crato Formation of Brazil. Contributions to Entomology 76:35-44

Belongs to Locustopsis according to O. O. Schall et al. 2026

See also Huang and Nel 2024

Sister taxa: Locustopsis africanus, Locustopsis anatolica, Locustopsis apicalis, Locustopsis bucklandi, Locustopsis cockerelli, Locustopsis cubitalis, Locustopsis dubia, Locustopsis elegans, Locustopsis elongata, Locustopsis ferghanensis, Locustopsis germari, Locustopsis gyra, Locustopsis karatavica, Locustopsis latipennis, Locustopsis maculosa, Locustopsis mecklenburgica, Locustopsis nana, Locustopsis picta, Locustopsis reducta, Locustopsis rhytofemoralis, Locustopsis shurabica, Locustopsis sippeli, Locustopsis spectabilis, Gomphocerites heeriana

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore

Distribution: found only at Peizhuang outcrop, west of Yan'an (Jurassic of China)

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