†Hispanelcana Peñalver and Grimaldi 2010 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae
Full reference: E. Peñalver and D. A. Grimaldi. 2010. Latest occurrences of the Mesozoic family Elcanidae (Insecta: Orthoptera), in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar and Spain. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 46:88-99
Parent taxon: Elcanidae according to E. Peñalver and D. A. Grimaldi 2010
Sister taxa: Archelcaninae, Cenoelcanus, Elcaninae, Letoelcana, Liaonemobius, Longioculus, Monitelcana, Paraxelcana, Trigonelca
Subtaxa: Hispanelcana alavensis Hispanelcana arilloi Hispanelcana lopezvallei
Type: Hispanelcana arilloi
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Peñacerrada outcrop I (Cretaceous of Spain)
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