†Protomogoplistes asquamosus Gorochov 2010 (scaly cricket)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Mogoplistidae
Full reference: A. V. Gorochov. 2010. New and little known orthopteroid insects (Polyneoptera) from fossil resins: communication 3. Paleontological Journal 44:434-450
Belongs to Protomogoplistes according to A. V. Gorochov 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NHM In. 20188-1, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber (Swinhoe collection, BMNH), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber (Swinhoe collection, BMNH)
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