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Tropidacris cristata

Insecta - Orthoptera - Romaleidae

Taxonomy
Gryllus (Locusta) cristatum was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tropidacris cristata by Carbonell (1984).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Gryllus (Locusta) cristatum Linnaeus
1832Acrydium latreillei Perty p. 123 figs. Pl 24 fig 4
1941Tropidacris latreillei Zeuner
1984Tropidacris cristata Carbonell p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
RankNameAuthor
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderCaelifera
infraorderAcridideaMacLeay 1821
Acridomorpha
superfamilyAcridoidea
familyRomaleidae()
subfamilyRomaleinae
tribeTropidacrini()
genusTropidacrisScudder 1869
speciescristata()

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.

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: Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


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