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Locustopsinae

Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae

Taxonomy
Locustopsinae was named by Handlirsch (1906). It is not extant. Its type is Locustopsis.

It was assigned to Locustopsidae by Gorochov et al. (2006), Gu et al. (2016) and Gorochov and Coram (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Locustopsinae Handlirsch
2006Locustopsinae Gorochov et al. p. 657
2016Locustopsinae Gu et al. p. 377
2023Locustopsinae Gorochov and Coram p. 200

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

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
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 Rhaetian to the top of the Whitneyan or 208.50000 to 30.80000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
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) Locustopsis kruegeri, Locustopsis procera (114995) Locustopsis maculosa (107552) Locustopsis sp. (153458)
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)
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)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Germany Locustopsis spp., Locustopsis sp. 13, Locustopsis bernstorffi, Locustopsis kruegeri, Locustopsis gyra, Locustopsis pulchella, Locustopsis lacera, Locustopsis procera, Locustopsis mecklenburgica (104056)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Kyrgyzstan (Batken) Locustopsis shurabica (110817)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Kyrgyzstan Locustopsis ferghanensis (114702) Locustopsis latipennis (114703)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Locustopsis spp., Locustopsis picta (118010)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Locustopsis apicalis (125474)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Locustopsis karatavica (105971 106101)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Nei Mongol) Locustopsis rhytofemoralis (117610)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Phaneroptera germari (123144 123906 123985 133578)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Locustopsidae indet. (104004) Zessinia borealis (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)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Shandong) Mesolocustopsis sinica (154886 154887)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Zessinia pulcherrima, Zessinia caririensis, Zessinia reticulata (105330) Zessinia sp., Zessinia caririensis, Zessinia petruleviciusi, Zessinia vikingi (104659) Zessinia vikingi (123013)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kazakhstan Zeunerella arborea (103274)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Montana) Locustopsidae indet. (120622) Locustopsoidea indet. (120623)