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Locustopsis ferghanensis

Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae

Taxonomy
Locustopsis ferghanensis was named by Martynov (1937). Its type specimen is PIN 53/2, a tegmen (Apical portion & extreme base not preserved), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Shurab II, Ditch 63(8) (PIN collection 53, which is in a Toarcian terrestrial horizon in the Sulyukta Formation of Kyrgyzstan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Locustopsis ferghanensis Martynov p. 69 figs. Fig 31
1942Locustopsis ferghanensis Zeuner p. 10
1983Locustopsis ferghanensis Zessin p. 187

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
RankNameAuthor
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderCaelifera
infraorderAcridideaMacLeay 1821
—Acridomorpha
superfamilyLocustopsoideaHandlirsch 1906
familyLocustopsidae
subfamilyLocustopsinaeHandlirsch 1906
genusLocustopsis
speciesferghanensis

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.

†Locustopsis ferghanensis Martynov 1937
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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: Toarcian or 182.70000 to 174.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Kyrgyzstan Locustopsis ferghanensis (type locality: 114702)