Burmeumastax lexiae Husemann et al. 2025 (monkey grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Eumastacidae

Full reference: M. Husemann, O. O. Schall, K. Uchida and U. Kotthoff. 2025. The first Cretaceous Eumastacoidea (Orthoptera, Caelifera) from Burmese amber. Journal of Orthoptera Research 34:151-157

Belongs to Burmeumastax according to M. Husemann et al. 2025

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: GPIH07011, a nymph. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (GPIH collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (GPIH collection)

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