Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Eumastacidae (monkey grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Eumastacidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Eumastacides Burr
1941Eumastacidae Zeuner
1968Eumastacides Sharov
2008Eumastacidae Matt et al.
2012Eumastacidae Gorochov p. 368
2015Eumastacidae Song et al.
2020Eumastacidae Song et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderCaelifera
infraorderAcridideaMacLeay 1821
Acridomorpha
superfamilyEumastacoidea
familyEumastacidae()
familyEumastacidae()

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. Eumastacidae Burr 1899 [monkey grasshopper]
show all | hide all
G. †Archaeomastax Sharov 1968
hide
Archaeomastax jurassicus Sharov 1968
G. †Eoerianthus Gorochov 2012
hide
Eoerianthus eocaenicus Gorochov 2012
Eoerianthus multispinosus Scudder 1890
G. †Eozaenhuepfer Zessin 2017
hide
G. †Taphacris Scudder 1890
hide
Taphacris bittaciformis Cockerell 1909
Taphacris reliquata Scudder 1890
Taphacris stenosis Lin 1977
Taphacris turgis Lin 1980
Invalid names: Eobanksia Cockerell 1909 [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: base of the Callovian to the top of the Chadronian or 166.10000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Archaeomastax jurassicus (106101)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Zhejiang) Taphacris turgis (155596)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0China (Yunnan) Taphacris stenosis (165250)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Denmark Eozaenhuepfer erteboellei (152149 157040)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Eoerianthus eocaenicus (138664 138671 138673 138684 138809 156240 159277 159278 159280)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Tyrbula multispinosa (122090 122092)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Colorado) Eoerianthus eocaenicus (138683)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Eobanksia bittaciformis (106380 106381) Tyrbula multispinosa, Taphacris reliquata (106384)