Aboilus cornutus Li et al. 2007 (hump-winged cricket)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Prophalangopsidae

Full reference: L. M. Li, D. Ren, and Z. H. Wang. 2007. New prophalangopsids from late Mesozoic of China (Orthoptera, Prophalangopsidae, Aboilinae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 32:412-422

Belongs to Aboilus according to L. M. Li et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Aboilus abbreviatus, Aboilus amplus, Aboilus aulietus, Aboilus besobrasovae, Aboilus cellulosus, Aboilus columnatus, Aboilus dilutus, Aboilus faciatus, Aboilus fasciatus, Aboilus femineus, Aboilus huanghuachunensis, Aboilus jiyuanensis, Aboilus khasurty, Aboilus krassilovi, Aboilus lamina, Aboilus longitudinalis, Aboilus perbellus, Aboilus pullus, Aboilus stratosus, Aboilus tigris, Aboilus transversalis, Aboilus tuzigouensis, Aboilus zebra

Type specimen: CNU-O-NN-2006019, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2006 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 2006 collection)

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