Aenigmaraphidophora Azar et al. 2022 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera

Full reference: D. Azar, R. Maalouf, and A. Nel. 2022. An enigmatic Tettigoniidea from the Lower Cretaceous amber of Bqaatouta, Lebanon (Orthoptera, Ensifera). Palaeoentomology 5:233-239

Parent taxon: Tettigoniidea according to D. Azar et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Hagloidea, Rhaphidophoroidea, Schizodactyloidea, Stenopelmatoidea, Tettigonioidea, Tettoraptor

Subtaxa: Aenigmaraphidophora mouniri

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Type: Aenigmaraphidophora mouniri

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Lebanese amber, Bqaatouta (LU BKT collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)

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