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Terpandrus

Insecta - Orthoptera

Taxonomy
Terpandrus was named by Saussure (1891). It is extant.

It was assigned to Tettigoniidae by Fujiyama (1970).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Terpandrus Saussure p. 67
1922Austrodictya Tillyard p. 206
1970Terpandrus Fujiyama
1995Austrodictya Gorochov p. 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
genusTerpandrusSaussure 1891

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.

G. Terpandrus Saussure 1891
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Terpandrus horridus Burmeister 1838 [Sydney gumleaf katydid]
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Invalid names: Austrodictya corbouldi Tillyard 1922 [synonym]
Terpandrus ikiensis Fujiyama 1970
Invalid names: Austrodictya Tillyard 1922 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Ontogeny: moltingsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:58:43
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:58:43
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan T. ikiensis (103101)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Austrodictya corbouldi (152282)