Burmecaelinus yungyenwangae Schall et al. 2025 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Burmecaelidae

Full reference: O. O. Schall, R. Cumming, Z. Lian and M. Husemann. 2025. A new species of Burmecaelidae (Orthoptera: Caelifera) sheds light on the family’s possible taxonomic placement. Zootaxa 5636:174-182

Belongs to Burmecaelinus according to O. O. Schall et al. 2025

Sister taxon: Burmecaelinus armis

Type specimen: OA-2025-03-WYY, an exoskeleton (forewing). Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (Zhendong Lian/Asian Amber Musum 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 (Zhendong Lian/Asian Amber Musum collection)

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