Macrelcana ungeri Heer 1849 (jerusalem cricket)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Stenopelmatidae

Alternative combination: Gryllacris ungeri

Synonym: Gryllacris charpentieri Heer 1849

Full reference: O. Heer. 1849. Die Insektenfauna der Tertiärgebilde von Oeningen und von Radoboj in Croatien. Zweiter Theil: Henschrecken, Florfliegen, Aderflügler, Schmetterlinge und Fliegen 1-264

Belongs to Macrelcana according to F. E. Zeuner 1939

See also Handlirsch 1907, Heer 1849, Karny 1932 and Pongrácz 1928

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Macrelcana ungeri: Its type locality is Radoboj (Unger Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia
  • Gryllacris charpentieri:

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Radoboj (Unger Collection)

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