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Catantopinae (spur-throated grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Acrididae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Protocatantops miocaenicus Zeuner p. 270 figs. Pl 4, figs 1a,b; text-fig 7
1941Catantopinae Zeuner
1943Catantopinae Zeuner
1986Catantopinae Fujiyama and Nomura p. 9
2010Catantopinae Garai p. 403
2015Catantopinae Storozhenko et al. p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderCaelifera
infraorderAcridideaMacLeay 1821
Acridomorpha
superfamilyAcridoidea
familyAcrididae()
subfamilyCatantopinae()
subfamilyCatantopinae()

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. Catantopinae Brunner von Wattenwyl 1893 [spur-throated grasshopper]
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Tr. Catantopini Brunner von Wattenwyl 1893
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G. †Miocaenacris Zeuner 1931
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Miocaenacris soergeli Zeuner 1931
G. †Protocatantops Zeuner 1931
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Protocatantops gracilis Zeuner 1931
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Invalid names: Oedipoda imperialis Pongrácz 1928 [nomen dubium], Oedipoda melanosticta Charpentier 1843 [nomen dubium]
G. †Taeniopodites Cockerell 1909
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Taeniopodites pardalis Cockerell 1909
Invalid names: Euthymiini [empty], Protocatantops miocaenicus Zeuner 1931 [nomen dubium]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Sarmatian or 37.00000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Taeniopodites pardalis (106380)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Wurttemberg) Protocatantops gracilis, Miocaenacris soergeli, Protocatantops miocaenicus, Protocatantops sp. (113752)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Croatia Oedipoda melanosticta (117246 122873) Scyllina imperialis (113698)