Phyllotridactylus Xu et al. 2022 (pygmy mole cricket)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Tridactylidae

Full reference: C. P. Xu, B. Wang, L. Fan, E. A. Jarzembowski, Y. Fang, H. Wang, T. Li, D. Zhuo, M. Ding and M. S. Engel. 2022. Widespread mimicry and camouflage among mid-Cretaceous insects. Gondwana Research 101:94-102

Parent taxon: Tridactylinae according to C. P. Xu et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Amberotridactylus, Ellipes, Latedactylus, Tridactylini, Tridactylus

Subtaxa: Phyllotridactylus wangi

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Type: Phyllotridactylus wangi

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber (Lingpoge Amber Museum coll) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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