†Yakkhapipteryx Schall et al. 2025 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Ripipterygidae
Full reference: O. O. Schall, C. Cao, and M. Husemann. 2025. New genera and species of Ripipterygidae (Orthoptera, Tridactyloidea) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber. Contributions to Entomology 75:253-262
Parent taxon: Ripipterygidae according to O. O. Schall et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Abaddonella, Archaicaripipteryx, Burmaripipteryx, Ciconipteryx, Kallosripipteryx, Magnidactylus, Mirhipipteryx, Ozymandipteryx
Subtaxa: Yakkhapipteryx gracilis Yakkhapipteryx mirus
Type: Magnidactylus mirus
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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