†Burmecaelinus armis Uchida et al. 2023 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Burmecaelidae
Full reference: K. Uchida, M. Husemann, and U. Kotthoff. 2023. A new Cretaceous orthopteran family of the Caelifera (order: Orthoptera) from Burmese amber of northern Myanmar. PalZ 98:117-125
Belongs to Burmecaelinus according to T. Hu et al. 2024
See also Uchida et al. 2023
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UMUT MA33905, a nymph. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (UMUT Tokyo collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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