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, Kallosripipteryx, Magnidactylus, Mirhipipteryx, Ozymandipteryx, Yakkhapipteryx

Subtaxa: Ciconipteryx bidactylus

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Type: Ciconipteryx bidactylus

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore

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

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