Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae
Alternative combinations: Locustopsis reticulata, Plesioschwinzia reticulata
Full reference: A. Handlirsch. 1939. Neue Untersuchungen über die fossilen Insekten mit Ergänzungen und Nachträgen sowie Ausblicken auf phylogenetische, palaeogeographische und allgemein biologische Probleme. II Teil. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 49:1-240
Belongs to Cratolocustopsis according to O. O. Schall et al. 2025
See also Handlirsch 1939, Zessin 1983, Zessin 1988 and Zeuner 1942
Sister taxa: Cratolocustopsis aquila, Cratolocustopsis contumax, Cratolocustopsis cretacea
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dobbertin, Mecklenburg (Greifswald collection), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution: found only at Dobbertin, Mecklenburg (Greifswald collection)
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