Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae
Synonyms: Asilicus Germar 1842, Baisselcana Sharov 1968, Burmelcana Peñalver and Grimaldi 2010, Calotermes Heer 1864, Clathrotermes Heer 1864, Elcana Giebel 1856 [objective synonym], Rapha Giebel 1856
Full reference: J. O. Westwood. 1854. Contributions to fossil entomology. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 10:378-396
Parent taxon: Elcaninae according to Q. Zhou et al. 2022
See also Ansorge 1996, Bode 1953, Carpenter 1992, Deichmüller 1886, Fang et al. 2015, Gorochov 1986, Gorochov 1995, Gorochov et al. 2006, Handlirsch 1906, Heer 1864, Heer 1880, Hong 1983, Jarzembowski 1996, Kim et al. 2021, Lin 1986, Peñalver and Grimaldi 2010, Sharov 1968 and Zessin 1987
Sister taxa: Caelielca, Cratoelcana, Ellca, Eubaisselcana, Hukawnelca, Minelcana, Probaisselcana
Subtaxa: Calotermes troglodytes Elcana (Clathrotermes) Elcana lithophila Elcana plagiata Panorpidium beyrichi Panorpidium bimaculatum Panorpidium deichmuelleri Panorpidium geinitzi Panorpidium lata Panorpidium liasina Panorpidium lithophila Panorpidium longicornis Panorpidium longirostre Panorpidium maculosum Panorpidium magna Panorpidium media Panorpidium mesostena Panorpidium minima Panorpidium minuta Panorpidium oppenheimi Panorpidium parvum Panorpidium phyllophora Panorpidium plagiatus Panorpidium proximum Panorpidium reticulata Panorpidium sibirica Panorpidium spica Panorpidium tessellatum Panorpidium westwoodi Panorpidium yixianensis
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (1 collection), Myanmar (3), the Russian Federation (2), South Korea (1), the United Kingdom (10)
• Jurassic of China (2), Germany (26), Kazakhstan (4), Switzerland (1), the United Kingdom (2)
• Triassic to Jurassic of the United Kingdom (1)
• Triassic of the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 55 collections including 167 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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