Hiemalidactylus Schall et al. 2025 (pygmy mole cricket)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Tridactylidae

Full reference: O. O. Schall, J. Gu, and M. Husemann. 2025. Two new members of Tridactylidae (Orthoptera: Caelifera) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber. Zootaxa 5693:168-178

Parent taxon: Tridactylinae according to O. O. Schall et al. 2025

Sister taxa: Amberotridactylus, Ellipes, Latedactylus, Phyllotridactylus, Tridactylini, Tridactylus

Subtaxa: Hiemalidactylus eileenae

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Type: Hiemalidactylus eileenae

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore

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

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