†Petilus Gu et al. 2024 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Pseudogryllotalpidae
Full reference: J. Gu, W. Yuan, and L. Ma. 2024. Taxonomic names, in More than a name: midâCretaceous amber fossils link crickets and mole crickets (Orthoptera, Ensifera). Systematic Entomology 49:412-428
Parent taxon: Pseudogryllotalpidae according to J. Gu et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Burmagryllotalpa, Chunxiania, Pherodactylus, Pseudogryllotalpa, Tresdigitus, Unidigitus
Subtaxa: Petilus zhengi
Type: Petilus zhengi
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (Sichuan Agricultural University SICAU collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)
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