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

By

Gu, JunJie
He, Tian
Wang, Junyou
Zhang, Wenzhe
Ren, Dong, 1963-
Yue, Yanli

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

954

Pages

65--74

Subjects

Jiulongshan Formation , Middle Jurassic , ovipostion , Sinoelcana , wing venation , Yanliao Biota

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.954.52088

 

Abstract

A new fossil genus and species is described from the Middle Jurassic of China. The type of Sinoelcana minutagen. 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 suggests that the new species had a preference for oviposition on plant material. A world key to the genera of Elcanidae is provided based on the wing venation.