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Eruciinae

Insecta - Orthoptera - Chorotypidae

Taxonomy
Erucii was named by Burr (1899). It is extant. Its type is Erucius.

It was reranked as the family Eruciidae by Kevan and Wighton (1981); it was corrected as Eruciinae by Matt et al. (2008).

It was assigned to Eumastacoidea by Kevan and Wighton (1981); and to Chorotypidae by Matt et al. (2008).

Subtaxa
Erucius (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Eruciidae Kevan and Wighton p. 1834
2008Eruciinae Matt 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
Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderCaelifera
infraorderAcridideaMacLeay 1821
Acridomorpha
superfamilyEumastacoidea
familyChorotypidae()
subfamilyEruciinae()
subfamilyEruciinae()

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.

Subfm. Eruciinae Burr 1899
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G. Erucius Stal 1875
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Erucius lewisi Kevan and Wighton 1981
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: Whitneyan or 31.80000 to 29.50000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 29.5 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Montana) Erucius sp. (120623)