Insecta - Orthoptera - Prophalangopsidae
Full reference: H. Wang, S. Li, Q. Zhang, Y. Fang, B. Wang and H. C. Zhang. 2015. A new species of Aboilus (Insecta, Orthoptera) from the Jurassic Daohugou beds of China, and discussion of forewing coloration in Aboilus. Alcheringa 39:250-258
Belongs to Aboilus according to H. Wang et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Aboilus abbreviatus, Aboilus amplus, Aboilus aulietus, Aboilus besobrasovae, Aboilus cellulosus, Aboilus columnatus, Aboilus cornutus, Aboilus dilutus, Aboilus faciatus, Aboilus fasciatus, Aboilus femineus, Aboilus huanghuachunensis, Aboilus jiyuanensis, Aboilus khasurty, Aboilus krassilovi, Aboilus lamina, Aboilus longitudinalis, Aboilus pullus, Aboilus stratosus, Aboilus tigris, Aboilus transversalis, Aboilus tuzigouensis, Aboilus zebra
Type specimen: NIGP 160524, a tegmen. Its type locality is Daohugou (NIGP 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 (NIGP collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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