†Afrohagla contorta Riek 1974 (hump-winged cricket)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Haglidae
Alternative combination: Hagla contorta
Full reference: E. F. Riek. 1974. Upper Triassic Insects from the Molteno "Formation", South Africa. Palaeontologia Africana 17:19-31
Belongs to Afrohagla according to A. V. Gorochov 1990
See also Riek 1974 and Wappler 2001
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: C-Dt II 351, a forewing (male forewing). Its type locality is Birds River (Bir 111), which is in a Carnian lacustrine - small shale in the Molteno Formation of South Africa.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Lesotho (1 collection), South Africa (2)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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