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Locustopsidae
Taxonomy
Locustopsidae was named by Handlirsch (1906). It is not extant. Its type is Locustopsis.
It was corrected as Locustopseidae by Ansorge (1991).
It was assigned to Locustoidea by Handlirsch (1906), Tillyard (1923); to Orthoptera by Tillyard (1922), Martynov (1937); to Saltatoria by Bode (1953); to Acridodea by Zeuner (1941), Riek (1955); to Locustopseidea by Sharov (1968); to Locustopsidea by Whalley (1985); to Caelifera by Ansorge (1991), Smith et al. (2011); and to Locustopsoidea by Martins-Neto (2003), Gorochov et al. (2006), Gorochov and Coram (2023).
It was corrected as Locustopseidae by Ansorge (1991).
It was assigned to Locustoidea by Handlirsch (1906), Tillyard (1923); to Orthoptera by Tillyard (1922), Martynov (1937); to Saltatoria by Bode (1953); to Acridodea by Zeuner (1941), Riek (1955); to Locustopseidea by Sharov (1968); to Locustopsidea by Whalley (1985); to Caelifera by Ansorge (1991), Smith et al. (2011); and to Locustopsoidea by Martins-Neto (2003), Gorochov et al. (2006), Gorochov and Coram (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1906 | Locustopsidae Handlirsch p. 420 |
| 1922 | Locustopsidae Tillyard |
| 1923 | Locustopsidae Tillyard |
| 1937 | Locustopsidae Martynov p. 68 |
| 1941 | Locustopsidae Zeuner |
| 1953 | Locustopsidae Bode |
| 1955 | Locustopsidae Riek p. 681 |
| 1968 | Locustopseidae Sharov |
| 1985 | Locustopsidae Whalley |
| 1991 | Locustopseidae Ansorge |
| 2003 | Locustopsidae Martins-Neto |
| 2006 | Locustopsidae Gorochov et al. p. 657 |
| 2011 | Locustopsidae Smith et al. p. 102 |
| 2023 | Locustopsidae Gorochov and Coram p. 200 |
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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.
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. †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
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 mecklenburgica Zessin 1983
†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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†Plesioschwinzia bernstorffi Geinitz 1880
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Invalid names: Locustopsis dobbertinensis Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Locustopsis magnifica Handlirsch 1920 [synonym]
†Plesioschwinzia constricta Zeuner 1942
†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 pulchella Zessin 1983
†Plesioschwinzia reticulata Handlirsch 1939
†Plesioschwinzia sharovi Gorochov and Coram 2023
†Plesioschwinzia thalassophila Zessin 1988
†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 costata Lin 1982
†Pseudoacrida sennlaubi Nel and Jouault 2021
G. †Sinolocustopsis Huang and Nel 2024
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†Sinolocustopsis brevis Huang and Nel 2024
†Sinolocustopsis elongatus Huang and Nel 2024
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Whitneyan or 254.14000 to 29.50000 Ma
Collections (62 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Changhsingian | South Africa (Natal) | Eolocustopsis primitiva (124428) | |
| Rhaetian | United Kingdom (Somerset) | Plesioschwinzia sharovi (193353) | |
| Rhaetian | United Kingdom (England) | Locustopsis spectabilis, Locustopsis elegans, Locustopsis bucklandi, Locustopsis gracilis, Locustopsis dobbertinensis, Locustopsis constricta, Locustopsis nana, Brodiana cubitalis (113961) | |
| Angulata | Switzerland | Gomphocerites bucklandi (131766) | |
| Early/Lower Hettangian | United Kingdom (England) | Gryllus bucklandi (113960) Locustopsis bucklandi (113956) Locustopsis lacoei (114682) | |
| Planorbis | United Kingdom (England) | Locustopsis spectabilis (115368) | |
| Hettangian - Sinemurian | Kyrgyzstan (Tonskiy) | Locustopsis anatolica (105086 105087) | |
| Obtusum | United Kingdom (England) | Locustopsis spectabilis (114637) | |
| Turneri | United Kingdom (England) | Locustopsis spectabilis (123282) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany (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 Toarcian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | Liadolocusta ornata (107323) Locustopsis kruegeri, Locustopsis procera (114995) Locustopsis maculosa (107552) Locustopsis sp. (153458) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany | 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) | |
| Falciferum | United Kingdom (England) | Locustopsidae indet. (234546) | |
| Toarcian | Kyrgyzstan (Batken) | Locustopsis shurabica (110817) | |
| Toarcian | Kyrgyzstan | Locustopsis ferghanensis (114702) Locustopsis latipennis (114703) | |
| Toarcian | Germany | Locustopsis spp., Locustopsis sp. 13, Locustopsis bernstorffi, Locustopsis kruegeri, Locustopsis gyra, Schwinzia sola, Locustopsis pulchella, Locustopsis lacera, Locustopsis procera, Locustopsis mecklenburgica (104056) | |
| Toarcian | Russian Federation (Irkutsk) | Parapleurites gracilis (114696) Parapleurites sibiricus (104995) | |
| Aalenian | China (Shaanxi) | Sinolocustopsis elongatus, Sinolocustopsis brevis (222545) | |
| Bajocian - Bathonian | Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) | Locustopsis spp., Locustopsis picta (118010) | |
| Bathonian | Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) | Locustopsis apicalis (125474) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Nei Mongol) | Locustopsis rhytofemoralis (117610) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | Kazakhstan (Chimkent) | Locustopsis karatavica (105971 106101) | |
| Kimmeridgian | USA (Colorado) | Parapleurites morrisonensis (102476) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany | Conocephalus capito (121197) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bavaria) | Conocephalites capito (122586 139876) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bayern) | Phaneroptera germari (123144 123906 123985 133578) | |
| Early/Lower Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | Locustopsidae indet. (104004) Zessinia borealis, Britannacrida distincta (104007) | |
| Berriasian - Valanginian | Egypt | Locustopsis africanus (114156) | |
| Late/Upper Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | Mesolocustopsis anglica (103833) | |
| Late/Upper Hauterivian | United Kingdom (England) | Zeunerella prior (106281) | |
| Barremian | China (Ningxia) | Pseudoacrida costata (123447) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | United Kingdom (England) | Mesolocustopsis angusta (118921) Mesolocustopsis problematica (45193) | |
| Aptian | China (Shandong) | Mesolocustopsis sinica (154886 154887) Pseudoacrida costata (125196) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Araripelocusta longinota, Araripelocusta brevis (125511) Cratozeunerella amedegnatoi, Cratozeunerella soaresi, Zessinia vikingi (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) | |
| Turonian | Kazakhstan | Zeunerella arborea (103274) | |
| Whitneyan | USA (Montana) | Locustopsidae indet. (120622) Locustopsoidea indet. (120623) |