Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae
Alternative combination: Termes plagiatus
Full reference: O. Heer. 1864. Die Urwelt der Schweiz 1-622
Belongs to Elcana according to A. Handlirsch 1906
Sister taxa: 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, Elcana (Clathrotermes), Elcana lithophila, Calotermes troglodytes
Type specimen: Its type locality is Insektenmergel, Schambelen, Aargau, which is in an Angulata offshore claystone in the Insektenmergel Formation of Switzerland
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Elcana plagiata in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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