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Pseudophyllinae

Insecta - Orthoptera - Tettigoniidae

Taxonomy
Pseudophyllidae was named by Burmeister (1838). It is extant.

It was reranked as the subfamily Pseudophyllinae by Scudder (1890), Gorochov (1995), Mugleston et al. (2018).

It was assigned to Tettigoniidae by Scudder (1890), Gorochov (1995), Mugleston et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Pseudophyllinae Scudder p. 230
1995Pseudophyllinae Gorochov p. 158
2018Pseudophyllinae Mugleston 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
RankNameAuthor
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
infraorderTettigoniidea
superfamilyTettigonioideaKrauss 1902
familyTettigoniidaeKrauss 1902
subfamilyPseudophyllinae()
subfamilyPseudophyllinae()

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. Pseudophyllinae Burmeister 1838
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G. †Archepseudophylla Nel et al. 2008
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†Archepseudophylla fossilis Nel et al. 2008
†Archepseudophylla nanzhaoica Nel et al. 2020
†Archepseudophylla wenshanensis Nel et al. 2020
Unr. Pseudophylliti Burmeister 1838
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Tr. Cymatomerini Brunner von Wattenwyl 1895
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G. Cymatomera Schaum 1853
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsuperf
Ontogeny: moltingsubo
Grouping: gregarioussuperf
Environment: terrestrialsuperf
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: arborealsuperf
Diet: folivoresuperf
Diet 2: herbivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedsuperf
Reproduction: oviparoussuperf
Dispersal: direct/internalsuperf
Dispersal 2: mobilesuperf
Created: 2011-07-02 10:00:03
Modified: 2011-07-01 19:00:03
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 37.71000 to 23.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Archepseudophylla melanospila (21976) Poekilloptera melanospila (123960)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France Archepseudophylla fossilis (122984)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3China (Yunnan) Archepseudophylla nanzhaoica, Archepseudophylla wenshanensis (210666)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-du-Rhone) Archepseudophylla fossilis (113989)