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Episactidae

Insecta - Orthoptera - Episactidae

Taxonomy
Episacti was named by Burr (1899). It is extant.

It was reranked as the family Episactidae by Matt et al. (2008), Song et al. (2015), Song et al. (2020).

It was assigned to Eumastacides by Burr (1899); and to Eumastacoidea by Matt et al. (2008), Song et al. (2015), Song et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Episacti Burr
2008Episactidae Matt et al.
2015Episactidae Song et al.
2020Episactidae Song et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
Cercofilata
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderCaelifera
infraorderAcridideaMacLeay 1821
Acridomorpha
superfamilyEumastacoidea
familyEpisactidae()
familyEpisactidae()

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. Episactidae Burr 1899
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Subfm. Episactinae Burr 1899
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G. †Paleomastacris Perez et al. 1997
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Paleomastacris ambarinus Perez et al. 1997
Subfm. Espagnolinae Rehn and Rehn 1939
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G. Antillacris Rehn and Rehn 1939
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Antillacris eumenes Perez et al. 1997
Antillacris explicatrix Rehn and Rehn 1939
Antillacris inflaticercus Perez et al. 1997
G. Tainacris Perez et al. 1997
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Tainacris divergentis Perez et al. 1997
Tainacris nitaina Perez et al. 1997
Tainacris quisqueiana Perez et al. 1997
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 Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.45000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Paleomastacris ambarinus (122472 122982 152045)