Falcatusiblatta qiandaohua Liang et al. 2018 (cockroach)

Insecta - Blattaria - Raphidiomimidae

Full reference: J. H. Liang, C. K. Shih, and D. Ren. 2018. New Jurassic predatory cockroaches (Blattaria: Raphidiomimidae) from Daohugou, China and Karatau, Kazakhstan. Alcheringa 42:101-109

Belongs to Falcatusiblatta according to J. H. Liang et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Falcatusiblatta gracilis, Falcatusiblatta karatavica, Falcatusiblatta kohringi

Type specimen: CNU-B-NN2006848, 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 volant insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU 2006 collection)

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