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Tropidacris

Insecta - Orthoptera - Romaleidae

Taxonomy
Tropidacris was named by Scudder (1869). It is extant. It is the type genus of Tropidacres.

It was assigned to Tropidacrini by Zeuner (1941).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Tropidacris Scudder
1941Tropidacris Zeuner

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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
superfamilyAcridoidea
familyRomaleidae()
subfamilyRomaleinae
tribeTropidacrini()
genusTropidacrisScudder 1869

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.

G. Tropidacris Scudder 1869
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Tropidacris cristata Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Tropidacris latreillei Perty 1832 [synonym]
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: Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Trinidad and Tobago T. latreillei (113828)