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Two new members of the Elcanidae (Insecta, Orthoptera) from mid-Cretaceous amber

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: A new species of the Burmese amber genus Pseudopanorpidium Schall, Willmott, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2025 is described as P. inversa sp. nov. Its name is derived from the inverse color scheme of the wings: the dark wing spots and wing margin usually found on the forewings of elcanids are located on the hindwings in the new species. Additionally, a new member of the Archelcaninae Gorochov, Jarzembowski & Coram, 2006 is described from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Thagyaminana atawedeia gen. et sp. nov. is the third member of the subfamily to be reported from this origin and the first among them to show three branches of M between CuA + CuPaα and the stem of RP.

Source: Journal of Orthoptera Research

DOI: 10.3897/jor.35.140770

Authors: Ole-Kristian Odin Schall, Ulrich Kotthoff, Martin Husemann

Institutions: Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe

Language: English

Topic: Fossil Insects in Amber

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $150

Funders: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Sichuan Agricultural University