Longioculus Poinar et al. 2007 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae

Full reference: G. Poinar, A. V. Gorochov, and R. Buckley. 2007. Longioculus burmensis, n. gen., n. sp. (Orthoptera: Elcanidae) in Burmese amber. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 109:649-655

Parent taxon: Elcanidae according to G. Poinar et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Archelcaninae, Cenoelcanus, Elcaninae, Hispanelcana, Liaonemobius, Monitelcana

Subtaxa: Longioculus burmensis

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Type: Longioculus burmensis

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber (Ron Buckley amber collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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