Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae

Alternative combination: Elcana minima

Synonyms: Calotermes maculatus Heer 1864, Elcana agilis Handlirsch 1939, Elcana angustipennis Handlirsch 1939, Elcana bialata Bode 1953, Elcana bisinflexa Bode 1953, Elcana brunsvicensis Handlirsch 1939, Elcana continentalis Bode 1953, Elcana dobbertiniana Handlirsch 1906, Elcana gracilis Handlirsch 1906, Elcana gracillima Handlirsch 1906, Elcana grasseliana Handlirsch 1939, Elcana halophila Handlirsch 1906, Elcana hirundo Bode 1953, Elcana incurvata Bode 1953, Elcana latior Handlirsch 1906, Elcana longicosta Handlirsch 1939, Elcana lugubris Handlirsch 1939, Elcana maculata Heer 1864, Elcana modesta Handlirsch 1939, Elcana novemmaculata Bode 1953, Elcana parvula Handlirsch 1906, Elcana planta Bode 1953, Elcana praetruncata Bode 1953, Elcana pullula Handlirsch 1906, Elcana pygmaea Handlirsch 1939, Elcana saliens Handlirsch 1906, Elcana simplicissima Bode 1953, Elcana tennis Handlirsch 1906, Elcana triquetra Handlirsch 1906, Elcana troglodytes Heer 1864, Termes troglodytes Heer 1864

Full reference: A. Handlirsch. 1906. Die Fossilen Insekten und die Phylogenie der Rezenten Formen, parts I-IV. Ein Handbuch fur Palaontologen und Zoologen 1-640

Belongs to Panorpidium according to D. C. Eades et al. 2012

See also Bode 1953, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1939, Heer 1864 and Zessin 1987

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 minuta, Panorpidium oppenheimi, Panorpidium parvum, Panorpidium phyllophora, Panorpidium plagiatus, Panorpidium proximum, Panorpidium reticulata, Panorpidium sibirica, Panorpidium spica, Panorpidium tessellatum, Panorpidium westwoodi, Panorpidium yixianensis, Elcana plagiata, Elcana (Clathrotermes), Elcana lithophila, Calotermes troglodytes

Type specimens:

• Panorpidium minima: MBI 25.1ab, a forewing. Its type locality is Dobbertin (Naturkundemuseum Coll.), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Calotermes maculatus: Its type locality is Insektenmergel, Schambelen, Aargau, which is in an Angulata offshore claystone in the Insektenmergel Formation of Switzerland.
• Elcana agilis: MBI 47.1ab, a forewing. Its type locality is Dobbertin (Naturkundemuseum Coll.), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Elcana angustipennis: MBI 45.1, a forewing. Its type locality is Dobbertin (Naturkundemuseum Coll.), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Elcana bialata: Its type locality is Hondelage, Braunschweig (Boreale Zone), which is in a Toarcian offshore mudstone in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.
• Elcana bisinflexa: BAC, a forewing (broken). Its type locality is Schandelah, near Braunschweig (Bode collection), which is in a Toarcian offshore shale in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.
• Elcana brunsvicensis: MBI 2.1, a forewing. Its type locality is Dobbertin (Naturkundemuseum Coll.), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Elcana continentalis: Its type locality is Grassel, Braunschweig (Boreale), which is in a Toarcian offshore ramp mudstone in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.
• Elcana dobbertiniana: MBI 26.3ab, a forewing. Its type locality is Dobbertin (Naturkundemuseum Coll.), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Elcana gracilis: MBI 22.1ab, a forewing. Its type locality is Dobbertin (Naturkundemuseum Coll.), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Elcana gracillima: MBI 27.1ab, a hindwing. Its type locality is Dobbertin, Mecklenburg (Greifswald collection), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Elcana grasseliana: MBI 3ab, a forewing. Its type locality is Schandelah, near Braunschweig (Bode collection), which is in a Toarcian offshore shale in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.
• Elcana halophila: MBI 20.1ab, a hindwing. Its type locality is Dobbertin, Mecklenburg (Greifswald collection), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Elcana hirundo: Its type locality is Grassel, Braunschweig (Boreale), which is in a Toarcian offshore ramp mudstone in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.
• Elcana incurvata: Its type locality is Grassel, Braunschweig, which is in a Toarcian offshore mudstone in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.
• Elcana latior: MBI 21.1ab, a forewing. Its type locality is Dobbertin, Mecklenburg (Greifswald collection), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Elcana longicosta: MBI 48.1, a forewing. Its type locality is Dobbertin (Naturkundemuseum Coll.), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Elcana lugubris: MBI 52.1, a forewing. Its type locality is Dobbertin (Naturkundemuseum Coll.), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Elcana modesta: MBI 46.1, a forewing. Its type locality is Dobbertin (Naturkundemuseum Coll.), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Elcana novemmaculata: Its type locality is Grassel, Braunschweig, which is in a Toarcian offshore mudstone in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.
• Elcana parvula: SGWG 122/1, a forewing. Its type locality is Dobbertin, Mecklenburg (Greifswald collection), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Elcana planta: Its type locality is Grassel, Braunschweig, which is in a Toarcian offshore mudstone in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.
• Elcana praetruncata: Its type locality is Hondelage, Braunschweig, which is in a Toarcian offshore mudstone in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.
• Elcana pullula: MBI 28.1, a forewing (Apical fragment). Its type locality is Dobbertin, Mecklenburg (Greifswald collection), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Elcana pygmaea: MBI 51.1, a forewing. Its type locality is Dobbertin (Naturkundemuseum Coll.), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Elcana saliens: Its type locality is Dobbertin (Breslau Museum Coll.), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Elcana simplicissima: Its type locality is Hondelage, Braunschweig (Boreale Zone), which is in a Toarcian offshore mudstone in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.
• Elcana tennis: Its type locality is Dobbertin (Breslau Museum Coll.), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Elcana triquetra: MBI 29.1, a hindwing. Its type locality is Dobbertin, Mecklenburg (Greifswald collection), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.
• Termes troglodytes: 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

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