Locustavidae is an extinct family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera. There are about 6 genera and 12 described species in Locustavidae, with fossils found in Australia, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia.[1][2][3]

Locustavidae
Temporal range: Early Triassic–Norian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Infraorder: Acrididea
Superfamily: Locustopsoidea
Family: Locustavidae
Sharov, 1968

Genera

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These six genera belong to the family Locustavidae:

References

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  1. ^ "Locustavidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  2. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "family Locustavidae Sharov, 1968". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-10.