A world key to the genera of Elcanidae (Insecta, Orthoptera), with a Jurassic new genus and species of Archelcaninae from China

A new fossil genus and species is described from the Middle Jurassic of China. The type of Sinoelcana minuta gen. et sp. nov. has body and legs preserved. It is distinguished from all other elcanids by the unique combination of wing venation and stout ovipositor. The sickle-shaped ovipositor suggest...

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Main Authors: Jun-Jie Gu, He Tian, Junyou Wang, Wenzhe Zhang, Dong Ren, Yanli Yue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-07-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/52088/download/pdf/