Archaboilus musicus Gu et al. 2012 (hump-winged cricket)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Haglidae

Full reference: J. J. Gu, M. S. Engel, and D. Ren. 2012. Taxonomic names, in Wing stridulation in a Jurassic katydid (Insecta, Orthoptera) produced low-pitched musical calls to attract females. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Belongs to Archaboilus according to J. J. Gu et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Archaboilus kisylkiensis, Archaboilus martynovi, Archaboilus polyneurus, Archaboilus shurabicus, Archaboilus similis

Type specimen: CNU-ORT-NN2009001, a forewing. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2009 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU 2009 collection)

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