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Locustopsoidea

Insecta - Orthoptera

Taxonomy
Locustopsoidea was named by Handlirsch (1906). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Caelifera by Sharov (1968), Whalley (1985) and Martins-Neto (2003); to Acrididea by Gorochov (2005) and Gorochov et al. (2006); and to Acridomorpha by Eades et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Locustopsoidea Handlirsch
1968Locustopseidea Sharov
1985Locustopsidea Whalley
2003Locustopsoidea Martins-Neto
2005Locustopsoidea Gorochov p. 272
2006Locustopsoidea Gorochov et al. p. 657
2012Locustopsoidea Eades et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderCaelifera
infraorderAcridideaMacLeay 1821
—Acridomorpha
superfamilyLocustopsoideaHandlirsch 1906
superfamilyLocustopsoideaHandlirsch 1906

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. †Locustopsoidea Handlirsch 1906
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Fm. †Bouretidae Martins-Neto 2001
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G. †Bouretia Martins-Neto 2001
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†Bouretia elegans Martins-Neto 2001
Fm. †Locustavidae Sharov 1968
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G. †Ferganopsis Sharov 1968
G. †Hejiafanga Xu et al. 2020
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†Hejiafanga tongchuanensis Xu et al. 2020
Subfm. †Locustavinae Sharov 1968
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G. †Brevilocustavus Gorochov 2005
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†Brevilocustavus distinctus Gorochov 2005
G. †Locustavus Sharov 1968
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†Locustavus deformatus Gorochov 2005
†Locustavus intermedius Gorochov 2005
†Locustavus lanceolatus Sharov 1968
†Locustavus madygensis Sharov 1968
†Locustavus minutus Gorochov 2005
†Locustavus problematicus Gorochov 2005
G. †Miolocustavus Gorochov 2005
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†Miolocustavus reductus Gorochov 2005
G. †Mesacridites Riek 1954
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†Mesacridites elongata Riek 1954
Subfm. †Praelocustopsinae Gorochov 2011
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G. †Praelocustopsis Sharov 1968
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G. †Triassolocusta Tillyard 1922
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†Triassolocusta leptoptera Tillyard 1922
Fm. †Locustopsidae Handlirsch 1906
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Subfm. †Araripelocustinae Martins-Neto 1995
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G. †Araripelocusta Martins-Neto 1995
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†Araripelocusta brevis Martins-Neto 1995
†Araripelocusta longinota Martins-Neto 1995
G. †Britannacrida Gorochov et al. 2006
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†Britannacrida distincta Gorochov et al. 2006
G. †Conocephalella Strand 1928
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†Conocephalella capito Deichmüller 1886
Invalid names: Conocephalites Handlirsch 1906 [replaced]
G. †Cratolocustopsis Martins-Neto 2003
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†Cratolocustopsis araripensis Martins-Neto 1990
†Cratolocustopsis contumax Martins-Neto 2003
†Cratolocustopsis cretacea Martins-Neto 1990
G. †Cratozeunerella Martins-Neto 1998
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†Cratozeunerella amedegnatoi Martins-Neto 1998
†Cratozeunerella godoii Martins-Neto 2003
†Cratozeunerella neotropica Martins-Neto 1998
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Invalid names: Cratozeunerella nordestina Martins-Neto 1998 [synonym]
†Cratozeunerella nervosa Martins-Neto 2003
†Cratozeunerella soaresi Martins-Neto 2003
†Cratozeunerella titanella Martins-Neto 2003
G. †Eolocustopsis Riek 1976
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G. †Liadolocusta Handlirsch 1906
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†Liadolocusta ornata Bode 1953
Subfm. †Locustopsinae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Locustopsis Handlirsch 1906
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†Locustopsis africanus Ansorge 1991
†Locustopsis anatolica Sharov 1968
†Locustopsis apicalis Zherikhin 1985
†Locustopsis bucklandi Brodie 1845
†Locustopsis cockerelli Handlirsch 1939
†Locustopsis cubitalis Zeuner 1942
†Locustopsis dubia Handlirsch 1939
†Locustopsis elegans Handlirsch 1906
†Locustopsis elongata Handlirsch 1906
†Locustopsis ferghanensis Martynov 1937
†Locustopsis germari Münster 1842
†Locustopsis gyra Zessin 1983
†Locustopsis karatavica Sharov 1968
†Locustopsis latipennis Martynov 1937
†Locustopsis maculosa Bode 1953
†Locustopsis nana Handlirsch 1939
†Locustopsis picta Zherikhin 1985
†Locustopsis reducta Handlirsch 1939
†Locustopsis rhytofemoralis Gu et al. 2016
†Locustopsis shurabica Sharov 1968
†Locustopsis sippeli Zessin 1983
†Locustopsis spectabilis Zeuner 1942
Invalid names: Brodiana Zeuner 1942 [synonym], Gomphocerites Heer 1852 [synonym]
G. †Mesolocustopsis Hong and Wang 1990
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†Mesolocustopsis anglica Gorochov et al. 2006
†Mesolocustopsis angusta Gorochov et al. 2006
†Mesolocustopsis problematica Gorochov et al. 2006
†Mesolocustopsis sinica Hong and Wang 1990
G. †Plesioschwinzia Zessin 1988
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Invalid names: Locustopsis dobbertinensis Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Locustopsis magnifica Handlirsch 1920 [synonym]
†Plesioschwinzia gracilis Zeuner 1942
†Plesioschwinzia kruegeri Zessin 1983
†Plesioschwinzia lacera Zessin 1983
†Plesioschwinzia lacoei Cockerell 1915
†Plesioschwinzia posterior Gorochov et al. 2006
†Plesioschwinzia procera Zessin 1983
†Plesioschwinzia reticulata Handlirsch 1939
†Plesioschwinzia sharovi Gorochov and Coram 2023
†Plesioschwinzia uvarovi Zeuner 1942
G. †Zessinia Martins-Neto 1990
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†Zessinia borealis Gorochov et al. 2006
†Zessinia caririensis Martins-Neto 1990
†Zessinia petruleviciusi Martins-Neto 2003
†Zessinia pulcherrima Martins-Neto 1990
†Zessinia reticulata Martins-Neto 1990
†Zessinia vikingi Martins-Neto 2003
G. †Zeunerella Sharov 1968
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†Zeunerella arborea Sharov 1968
†Zeunerella lewisi Kevan and Wighton 1981
†Zeunerella prior Gorochov et al. 2006
G. †Locustrix Martins-Neto 2003
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†Locustrix audax Martins-Neto 2003
†Locustrix gallegoi Martins-Neto 2003
G. †Parapleurites Brauer et al. 1889
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†Parapleurites gracilis Brauer et al. 1889
†Parapleurites morrisonensis Smith et al. 2011
†Parapleurites sibiricus Sharov 1968
G. †Phaneropterites Handlirsch 1906
G. †Pseudoacrida Lin 1982
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†Pseudoacrida sennlaubi Nel and Jouault 2021
G. †Schwinzia Zessin 1983
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†Schwinzia sola Zessin 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: grazersubo
Diet 2: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:51:38
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:51:38
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Whitneyan or 254.17000 to 30.80000 Ma

Collections (70 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17South Africa (Natal) Eolocustopsis primitiva (124428)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Praelocustopsis mirabilis (113449)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Australia (New South Wales) Mesacridites elongata (106483)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Brevilocustavus microscopicus (106090) Ferganopsis lanceolatus, Locustavus problematicus, Locustavus intermedius, Locustavus deformatus, Locustavus minutus (106088) Locustavus madygensis (110763) Locustavus problematicus, Locustavus intermedius, Locustavus minutus, Miolocustavus reductus, Brevilocustavus distinctus (105007)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Shaanxi) Locustavidae indet. (183209)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Australia (Queensland) Triassolocusta leptoptera (106484 111558)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (Somerset) Plesioschwinzia sharovi (193353)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) Locustopsis spectabilis, Locustopsis elegans, Locustopsis bucklandi, Locustopsis gracilis, Locustopsis dobbertinensis, Locustopsis constricta, Locustopsis nana, Brodiana cubitalis (113961)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5Switzerland Gomphocerites bucklandi (131766)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (England) Gryllus bucklandi (113960) Locustopsis bucklandi (113956) Locustopsis lacoei (114682)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (England) Locustopsis spectabilis (115368)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Kyrgyzstan (Tonskiy) Locustopsis anatolica (105086 105087)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Locustopsis spectabilis (114637)
Turneri196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Locustopsis spectabilis (123282)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Niedersachsen) Liadolocusta ornata (107323) Locustopsis kruegeri, Locustopsis procera (114995) Locustopsis maculosa (107552) Locustopsis sp. (153458)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Locustopsis sp 1, Locustopsis sp 2, Locustopsis sp 3, Locustopsis bernstorffi, Locustopsis kruegeri, Locustopsis gyra (114993) Locustopsis kruegeri, Locustopsis gyra (114994) Locustopsis sippeli (114992)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany Locustopsis maculosa, Locustopsis gyra, Plesioschwinzia thalassophila (114991) Locustopsis reticulata, Locustopsis elongata, Locustopsis magnifica, Locustopsis reducta, Locustopsis dobbertinensis, Gomphocerites bernstorffi, Locustopsis nana, Locustopsis dubia, Gomphocerites bernstorffi (123987)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom (England) Locustopsidae indet. (234546)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Kyrgyzstan Locustopsis ferghanensis (114702) Locustopsis latipennis (114703)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Germany Locustopsis spp., Locustopsis sp. 13, Locustopsis bernstorffi, Locustopsis kruegeri, Locustopsis gyra, Schwinzia sola, Locustopsis pulchella, Locustopsis lacera, Locustopsis procera, Locustopsis mecklenburgica (104056)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Russian Federation (Irkutsk) Parapleurites gracilis (114696) Parapleurites sibiricus (104995)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Kyrgyzstan (Batken) Locustopsis shurabica (110817)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Locustopsis spp., Locustopsis picta (118010)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Locustopsis apicalis (125474)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Nei Mongol) Locustopsis rhytofemoralis (117610)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Locustopsis karatavica (105971 106101)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1USA (Colorado) Parapleurites morrisonensis (102476)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Conocephalus capito (121197)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Phaneroptera germari (123144 123906 123985 133578)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Conocephalites capito (122586 139876)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Locustopsidae indet. (104004) Zessinia borealis, Britannacrida distincta (104007)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Mesolocustopsis anglica (103833)
Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9Egypt Locustopsis africanus (114156)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0United Kingdom (England) Zeunerella prior (106281)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45United Kingdom (England) Mesolocustopsis angusta (118921) Mesolocustopsis problematica (45193)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0China (Ningxia) Pseudoacrida costata (123447)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Shandong) Mesolocustopsis sinica (154886 154887) Pseudoacrida costata (125196)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Araripelocusta longinota, Araripelocusta brevis (125511) Cratozeunerella amedegnatoi, Cratozeunerella soaresi, Zessinia vikingi, Bouretia elegans (123013) Cratozeunerella godoii (122352) Cratozeunerella neotropica, Locustopsis cretacea, Locustopsis araripensis, Zessinia pulcherrima, Zessinia caririensis, Zessinia reticulata, Cratozeunerella nordestina (105330) Pseudoacrida sennlaubi (227841) Zessinia sp., Cratozeunerella godoii, Cratozeunerella nervosa, Cratozeunerella soaresi, Cratozeunerella titanella, Cratolocustopsis contumax, Zessinia caririensis, Zessinia petruleviciusi, Zessinia vikingi, Locustrix gallegoi, Locustrix audax (104659)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kazakhstan Zeunerella arborea (103274)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Montana) Locustopsidae indet. (120622) Locustopsoidea indet. (120623)