Species
† Auroralocusta restituta Schall, Lima, Kotthoff, Pinheiro, Heads & Husemann, 2026
Nomenclature (1)
- † Auroralocusta restituta Schall, Lima, Kotthoff, Pinheiro, Heads & Husemann, 2026: 112. (fossil)
Holotype; female; MPSC 9835; deposited at: Museu de Paleontologia de Santana do Cariri (MPSC); Brazil: Ceará: Nova Olinda or Santana do Cariri, Nova Olinda Member, Crato Formation, Santana Group, Early Cretaceous, Aptian
References (1)
- Schall, O.-K.O., Lima, D., Kotthoff, U., Pinheiro, A.P., Heads, S.W. & Husemann, M. (2026) New species of Locustopsidae (Orthoptera: Caelifera) from the Crato Formation including the new subfamily Pseudoacridinae subfam. nov. Zootaxa, 5853(1), 108–120. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.1.7
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Derived from the Latin verb restituere, meaning to restore, give back, reinstate. The name translates as “restored” or “returned” and refers to the repatriation of the type specimen, which had been removed from Brazil and later returned through a scientific between Brazil and Germany.
Stats
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| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |