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Eumastacoidea

Insecta - Orthoptera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Eumastacoidea Burr
1981Eumastacoidea Kevan and Wighton p. 1834
2008Eumastacoidea Heads
2012Eumastacoidea Gorochov p. 368
2015Eumastacoidea Song et al.
2020Eumastacoidea Song et al.

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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
superfamilyEumastacoidea

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.

Superfm. Eumastacoidea Burr 1899
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Fm. Chorotypidae Stål 1873
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Subfm. Eruciinae Burr 1899
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G. Erucius Stal 1875
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Erucius lewisi Kevan and Wighton 1981
G. †Paleochina Schubnel et al. 2020
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Paleochina duvergeri Schubnel et al. 2020
Paleochina minuta Schubnel et al. 2020
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
Fm. Eumastacidae Burr 1899 [monkey grasshopper]
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G. †Archaeomastax Sharov 1968
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Archaeomastax jurassicus Sharov 1968
G. †Eoerianthus Gorochov 2012
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Eoerianthus eocaenicus Gorochov 2012
Eoerianthus multispinosus Scudder 1890
G. †Eozaenhuepfer Zessin 2017
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G. †Taphacris Scudder 1890
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Taphacris bittaciformis Cockerell 1909
Taphacris reliquata Scudder 1890
Taphacris stenosis Lin 1977
Taphacris turgis Lin 1980
Invalid names: Eobanksia Cockerell 1909 [synonym]
Fm. †Promastacidae Kevan and Wighton 1981
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G. †Promastax Handlirsch 1910
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Promastax archaicus Handlirsch 1910
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 Callovian to the top of the Langhian or 166.10000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 157.3 Ma

Collections (26 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)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2France (Auvergne) Paleochina duvergeri, Paleochina minuta (123463)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Canada (British Columbia) Promastox archaicus (119857)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Denmark Eozaenhuepfer erteboellei (152149 157040)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Tyrbula multispinosa (122090 122092)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Eoerianthus eocaenicus (138664 138671 138673 138684 138809 156240 159277 159278 159280)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Colorado) Eoerianthus eocaenicus (138683)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Eobanksia bittaciformis (106380 106381) Tyrbula multispinosa, Taphacris reliquata (106384)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Montana) Erucius sp. (120623)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Paleomastacris ambarinus (122472 122982 152045)