Paekthoblatta So and Won 2021 (cockroach)

Insecta - Blattaria - Raphidiomimidae

Full reference: K. S. So and C. G. Won. 2021. Taxonomic names, in Paekthoblatta, a new predatory cockroach genus (Insecta: Blattaria: Raphidiomimidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Paektho-Dong, Sinuiju, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Paleontological Journal 55:906-909

Parent taxon: Raphidiomimidae according to K. S. So and C. G. Won 2021

Sister taxa: Cameloblatta, Chuanblatta, Cretacechorista, Cultriblatta, Decomposita, Divocina, Elongatoblatta, Falcatusiblatta, Fortiblatta, Graciliblatta, Liadoblattina, Olzmasg, Raphidiomima, Raphidiomimula, Tayphoonoblatta

Subtaxa: Paekthoblatta coreanica

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Type: Paekthoblatta coreanica

Ecology: fast-moving volant insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Paektodong, Sinuiju City (Cretaceous of North Korea)

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