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Pyrgomorphini

Insecta - Orthoptera - Pyrgomorphidae

Taxonomy
Pyrgomorphini was named by Brunner von Wattenwyl (1874). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pyrgomorphinae by Kevan and Akbar (1964), Garai (2010).

Subtaxa
Pyrgomorphina

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Pyrgomorphini Brunner von Wattenwyl p. 227
1964Pyrgomorphini Kevan and Akbar
2010Pyrgomorphini Garai p. 412

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—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
superfamilyPyrgomorphoidea
familyPyrgomorphidae()
subfamilyPyrgomorphinae
tribePyrgomorphini
tribePyrgomorphini

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.

Tr. Pyrgomorphini Brunner von Wattenwyl 1874
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Subtr. Pyrgomorphina Brunner von Wattenwyl 1874
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G. †Miopyrgomorpha Kevan 1964
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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: Sarmatian or 12.80000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Oedipoda fischeri (117252)