Largusoperla zhouchangfai Chen 2022 (common stonefly)

Insecta - Plecoptera - Perlidae

Full reference: Z. T. Chen. 2022. A new stonefly from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber reveals novel genital structure for the extinct genus Largusoperla (Plecoptera: Perlidae). Cretaceous Research 135(105207)

Belongs to Largusoperla according to Z. T. Chen 2022

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

Type specimen: CZT-PLE-MA12, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (CZT Chen amber/Jiangsu University collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.

Ecology: volant detritivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (CZT Chen amber/Jiangsu University collection)

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