Paraxya hui Cao et al. 2019 (pygmy mole cricket)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Tridactylidae

Full reference: C. Q. Cao, S. Z. Chen, and Z. Yin. 2019. A new genus and a new species of pygmy mole cricket in Cretaceous amber from Burma (Orthoptera: Tridactylidae). Zootaxa 4559:193-195

Belongs to Paraxya according to C. Q. Cao et al. 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Burmese amber (Leshan Normal University collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber (Leshan Normal University collection)

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