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by Rasnitsyn as belonging to the “Gerarida,” or to the oedischiid 
complex of true Orthoptera, at least monophyly for the family is 
now established. What remains is the task of clarifying the relation- 
ships of these other families; not only in terms of their relationships 
to each other, but to their extant descendants as well. 
TABLE I. Past and Present Classifications of the Geraridae. 
Classification proposed Classification proposed 
by previous workers by Burnham in this article 
Order Paraplecoptera 
Family Geraridae 
Gerarus 
vet us 
danielsi 
longicollis 
longus 
angustus 
talus 
rectucius 
coUaris 
niazonus 
Genopieryx 
constricta 
Gerarulus 
radialis 
Anepitedius 
girqffa 
Order Protorthoptera 
Family Sthenaropodidae 
Sthenarupoda 
fischeri 
elegantissima 
hruesi 
minor 
a gnu si 
lerichei 
Order Orthoptera 
Family Oedischiidae 
Genentomuni 
validuni 
carri 
Prugenentomum 
carhonis 
Order Protorthoptera 
Family Geraridae (= Genopterygidae, 
Sthenaropodidae) 
Gerarus (— Sthenaropoda, Rossites, 
Genopieryx, A rchaeacridiies) 
veius 
danielsi (= talus, reducius, 
tongus, angusius, consirieius, 
inopinus) 
cottaris (= tongicottis) 
fischeri (= terichei, agnusi) 
hruesi 
Genenioniuni 
vatiduni (=carri) 
Progeneniomum 
carhonis 
Nacekomia 
rossae 
Gera rut us 
radiatis 
A nepiiedius 
girqffa 
