Largusoperla brianjonesi Sroka et al. 2018 (common stonefly)

Insecta - Plecoptera - Perlidae

Full reference: P. Sroka, A. H. Staniczek, and B. C. Kondratieff. 2018. 'Rolling' stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. PeerJ 6:e5354

Belongs to Largusoperla according to Z. T. Chen and B. Wang 2019

See also Sroka et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Largusoperla acus, Largusoperla arcus, Largusoperla billwymani, Largusoperla borisi, Largusoperla charliewattsi, Largusoperla crassus, Largusoperla dewalti, Largusoperla difformitatem, Largusoperla flata, Largusoperla micktaylori, Largusoperla reni, Largusoperla zhouchangfai

Type specimen: SMNS BU-311, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber (SMNS coll), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.

Ecology: volant detritivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber (SMNS coll)

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