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Locustopsoidea

Insecta - Orthoptera

Taxonomy
Locustopsoidea was named by Handlirsch (1906). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Caelifera by Sharov (1968), Whalley (1985) and Martins-Neto (2003); to Acrididea by Gorochov (2005) and Gorochov et al. (2006); and to Acridomorpha by Eades et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Locustopsoidea Handlirsch
1968Locustopseidea Sharov
1985Locustopsidea Whalley
2003Locustopsoidea Martins-Neto
2005Locustopsoidea Gorochov p. 272
2006Locustopsoidea Gorochov et al. p. 657
2012Locustopsoidea Eades 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
superfamilyLocustopsoideaHandlirsch 1906
superfamilyLocustopsoideaHandlirsch 1906

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. †Locustopsoidea Handlirsch 1906
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Fm. †Bouretidae Martins-Neto 2001
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G. †Bouretia Martins-Neto 2001
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Bouretia elegans Martins-Neto 2001
Fm. †Locustavidae Sharov 1968
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G. †Ferganopsis Sharov 1968
G. †Hejiafanga Xu et al. 2020
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Hejiafanga tongchuanensis Xu et al. 2020
Subfm. †Locustavinae Sharov 1968
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G. †Brevilocustavus Gorochov 2005
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Brevilocustavus distinctus Gorochov 2005
G. †Locustavus Sharov 1968
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Locustavus deformatus Gorochov 2005
Locustavus intermedius Gorochov 2005
Locustavus lanceolatus Sharov 1968
Locustavus madygensis Sharov 1968
Locustavus minutus Gorochov 2005
Locustavus problematicus Gorochov 2005
G. †Miolocustavus Gorochov 2005
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Miolocustavus reductus Gorochov 2005
G. †Mesacridites Riek 1954
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Mesacridites elongata Riek 1954
Subfm. †Praelocustopsinae Gorochov 2011
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G. †Praelocustopsis Sharov 1968
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G. †Triassolocusta Tillyard 1922
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Triassolocusta leptoptera Tillyard 1922
Fm. †Locustopsidae Handlirsch 1906
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Subfm. †Araripelocustinae Martins-Neto 1995
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G. †Araripelocusta Martins-Neto 1995
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Araripelocusta brevis Martins-Neto 1995
Araripelocusta longinota Martins-Neto 1995
G. †Britannacrida Gorochov et al. 2006
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Britannacrida distincta Gorochov et al. 2006
G. †Conocephalella Strand 1928
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Conocephalella capito Deichmüller 1886
Invalid names: Conocephalites Handlirsch 1906 [replaced]
G. †Cratolocustopsis Martins-Neto 2003
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Cratolocustopsis araripensis Martins-Neto 1990
Cratolocustopsis contumax Martins-Neto 2003
Cratolocustopsis cretacea Martins-Neto 1990
G. †Cratozeunerella Martins-Neto 1998
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Cratozeunerella amedegnatoi Martins-Neto 1998
Cratozeunerella godoii Martins-Neto 2003
Cratozeunerella neotropica Martins-Neto 1998
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Invalid names: Cratozeunerella nordestina Martins-Neto 1998 [synonym]
Cratozeunerella nervosa Martins-Neto 2003
Cratozeunerella soaresi Martins-Neto 2003
Cratozeunerella titanella Martins-Neto 2003
G. †Eolocustopsis Riek 1976
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G. †Liadolocusta Handlirsch 1906
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Liadolocusta ornata Bode 1953
Subfm. †Locustopsinae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Locustopsis Handlirsch 1906
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Locustopsis africanus Ansorge 1991
Locustopsis anatolica Sharov 1968
Locustopsis apicalis Zherikhin 1985
Locustopsis bucklandi Brodie 1845
Locustopsis cockerelli Handlirsch 1939
Locustopsis cubitalis Zeuner 1942
Locustopsis dubia Handlirsch 1939
Locustopsis elegans Handlirsch 1906
Locustopsis elongata Handlirsch 1906
Locustopsis ferghanensis Martynov 1937
Locustopsis germari Münster 1842
Locustopsis gyra Zessin 1983
Locustopsis karatavica Sharov 1968
Locustopsis latipennis Martynov 1937
Locustopsis maculosa Bode 1953
Locustopsis nana Handlirsch 1939
Locustopsis picta Zherikhin 1985
Locustopsis reducta Handlirsch 1939
Locustopsis rhytofemoralis Gu et al. 2016
Locustopsis shurabica Sharov 1968
Locustopsis sippeli Zessin 1983
Locustopsis spectabilis Zeuner 1942
Invalid names: Brodiana Zeuner 1942 [synonym], Gomphocerites Heer 1852 [synonym]
G. †Mesolocustopsis Hong and Wang 1990
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Mesolocustopsis anglica Gorochov et al. 2006
Mesolocustopsis angusta Gorochov et al. 2006
Mesolocustopsis problematica Gorochov et al. 2006
Mesolocustopsis sinica Hong and Wang 1990
G. †Plesioschwinzia Zessin 1988
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Invalid names: Locustopsis dobbertinensis Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Locustopsis magnifica Handlirsch 1920 [synonym]
Plesioschwinzia gracilis Zeuner 1942
Plesioschwinzia kruegeri Zessin 1983
Plesioschwinzia lacera Zessin 1983
Plesioschwinzia lacoei Cockerell 1915
Plesioschwinzia posterior Gorochov et al. 2006
Plesioschwinzia procera Zessin 1983
Plesioschwinzia reticulata Handlirsch 1939
Plesioschwinzia sharovi Gorochov and Coram 2023
Plesioschwinzia uvarovi Zeuner 1942
G. †Zessinia Martins-Neto 1990
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Zessinia borealis Gorochov et al. 2006
Zessinia caririensis Martins-Neto 1990
Zessinia petruleviciusi Martins-Neto 2003
Zessinia pulcherrima Martins-Neto 1990
Zessinia reticulata Martins-Neto 1990
Zessinia vikingi Martins-Neto 2003
G. †Zeunerella Sharov 1968
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Zeunerella arborea Sharov 1968
Zeunerella lewisi Kevan and Wighton 1981
Zeunerella prior Gorochov et al. 2006
G. †Locustrix Martins-Neto 2003
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Locustrix audax Martins-Neto 2003
Locustrix gallegoi Martins-Neto 2003
G. †Parapleurites Brauer et al. 1889
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Parapleurites gracilis Brauer et al. 1889
Parapleurites morrisonensis Smith et al. 2011
Parapleurites sibiricus Sharov 1968
G. †Phaneropterites Handlirsch 1906
G. †Pseudoacrida Lin 1982
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Pseudoacrida sennlaubi Nel and Jouault 2021
G. †Schwinzia Zessin 1983
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Schwinzia sola Zessin 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available