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Elcaninae

Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Elcaninae Handlirsch p. 412
1986Baisselcaninae Gorochov p. 172
1989Baisselcaninae Gorochov p. 26
1995Elcaninae Gorochov p. 103
1995Baisselcaninae Gorochov p. 106
2006Elcaninae Gorochov et al. p. 642
2015Elcaninae Fang et al. p. 324
2019Elcaninae Tian et al. p. 276
2021Elcaninae Nel and Jouault p. 2071
2021Elcaninae Uchida p. 2
2022Elcaninae Gu et al. p. 2
2022Elcaninae Zhou et al. p. 2
2025Elcaninae Schall et al. p. 64
2025Elcaninae Willmott et al. p. 37

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
infraorderElcanidea
superfamilyElcanoidea
familyElcanidae
subfamilyElcaninae
subfamilyElcaninae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Elcaninae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Adelphellca Schall et al. 2025
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†Adelphellca simplicissima Schall et al. 2025
†Adelphellca zhengi Gu et al. 2022
G. †Cratoelcana Martins-Neto 1991
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†Cratoelcana damianii Martins-Neto 1991
†Cratoelcana rasnitsyni Nel and Jouault 2021
†Cratoelcana zessini Martins-Neto 1991
G. †Elcanodentes Willmott et al. 2025
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†Elcanodentes alatus Willmott et al. 2025
†Elcanodentes cretaceus Willmott et al. 2025
†Elcanodentes thanatos Willmott et al. 2025
G. †Ellca Kočárek 2020
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†Ellca nevelka Kočárek 2020
G. †Eubaisselcana Gorochov 1986
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†Eubaisselcana mongolica Gorochov 1986
†Eubaisselcana sharovi Gorochov 1986
G. †Kolymbelcana Schall et al. 2025
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†Kolymbelcana phantasma Schall et al. 2025
G. †Minelcana Gorochov et al. 2006
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†Minelcana dubia Giebel 1856
†Minelcana membranacea Gorochov et al. 2006
G. †Panorpidium Westwood 1854
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†Panorpidium beyrichi Giebel 1856
†Panorpidium bimaculatum Gorochov et al. 2006
†Panorpidium deichmuelleri Handlirsch 1906
†Panorpidium geinitzi Heer 1880
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Invalid names: Elcana acuta Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana analis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana aquila Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana belli Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana calopteryx Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana dilatata Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana emiliae Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana flexuosa Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana fusca Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana geinitziana Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana germanica Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana hildesiana Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana hubertiana Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana intercalata Geinitz 1880 [synonym], Elcana lacunosa Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana latibasis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana latrunculorum Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana ligulaeformis Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana littoralis Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana marginalis Handlirsch 1920 [synonym], Elcana mutilata Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana obliqua Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana obscura Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana orchestes Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana perdix Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana picta Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana plicata Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana recta Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana retrolaesa Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana robusta Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana roemermusei Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana rotundata Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana rudis Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana saltans Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana signata Heer 1864 [synonym], Elcana similis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana spiloptera Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana striata Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana strix Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana tincta Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana trifasciata Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana trifurcata Handlirsch 1906 [synonym]
†Panorpidium lata Sharov 1968
†Panorpidium liasina Giebel 1856
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Invalid names: Elcana angustior Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana brodiei Handlirsch 1906 [synonym]
†Panorpidium lithophila Germar 1842
†Panorpidium longicornis Handlirsch 1906
†Panorpidium longirostre Peñalver and Grimaldi 2010
†Panorpidium magna Handlirsch 1906
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Invalid names: Elcana bodei Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana gravida Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana obtecta Heer 1864 [synonym]
†Panorpidium media Handlirsch 1906
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Invalid names: Elcana abnormis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana aequelata Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana arcuata Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana aversa Bode 1905 [synonym], Elcana basalis Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana bodeana Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana grandis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana imperfecta Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana infralaesa Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana muta Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana postflexa Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana prominens Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana replicata Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana rescripta Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana simplex Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana taeniata Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana truncatula Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana varia Bode 1953 [synonym]
†Panorpidium mesostena Handlirsch 1939
†Panorpidium minima Handlirsch 1906
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Invalid names: Calotermes maculatus Heer 1864 [synonym], Elcana agilis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana angustipennis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana bialata Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana bisinflexa Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana brunsvicensis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana continentalis Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana dobbertiniana Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana gracilis Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana gracillima Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana grasseliana Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana halophila Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana hirundo Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana incurvata Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana latior Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana longicosta Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana lugubris Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana modesta Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana novemmaculata Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana parvula Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana planta Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana praetruncata Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana pullula Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana pygmaea Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana saliens Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana simplicissima Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana tennis Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana triquetra Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Termes troglodytes Heer 1864 [synonym]
†Panorpidium minuta Sharov 1968
†Panorpidium oppenheimi Handlirsch 1906
†Panorpidium parvum Gorochov et al. 2006
†Panorpidium phyllophora Handlirsch 1906
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Invalid names: Elcana bavarica Handlirsch 1906 [synonym]
†Panorpidium proximum Gorochov et al. 2006
†Panorpidium reticulata Handlirsch 1920
†Panorpidium sibirica Sharov 1968
†Panorpidium spica Kim et al. 2021
†Panorpidium tessellatum Westwood 1854
†Panorpidium westwoodi Handlirsch 1906
†Panorpidium yixianensis Fang et al. 2015
Invalid names: Baisselcana Sharov 1968 [synonym], Burmelcana Peñalver and Grimaldi 2010 [synonym], Clathrotermes Heer 1864 [synonym], Elcana Giebel 1856 [objective synonym], Panorpidium plagiatus Heer 1864 [nomen dubium], Rapha Giebel 1856 [synonym]
G. †Probaisselcana Gorochov 1989
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†Probaisselcana cretacea Gorochov et al. 2006
†Probaisselcana euryptera Tian et al. 2019
†Probaisselcana minuta Gu et al. 2022
G. †Pseudopanorpidium Willmott et al. 2025
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†Pseudopanorpidium maculosum Zhou et al. 2022
G. †Pseudoprobaisselcana Willmott et al. 2025
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†Pseudoprobaisselcana oculata Hu and He 2023
Invalid names: Baisselcaninae Gorochov 1986 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Ontogeny: moltingsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:58:43
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:58:43
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 205.70000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (72 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4United Kingdom (England) Elcana liasina (124689) Ephemera sp. (113961)
Rhaetian - Hettangian205.7 - 199.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Elcana angustior (139593)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5Switzerland Calotermes maculatus, Clathrotermes signatus, Calotermes obtectus, Calotermes plagiatus, Calotermes troglodytes (131766)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (England) Elcana sp. (123982)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany (Niedersachsen) Elcana bialata, Elcana emiliae, Elcana aquila, Elcana trifasciata, Elcana imperfecta, Elcana replicata, Elcana simplicissima, Elcana perdix, Elcana postflexa, Elcana mutilata, Elcana lacunosa (107323) Elcana bisinflexa, Elcana grasseliana, Elcana latrunculorum (107556) Elcana hirundo, Elcana belli, Elcana continentalis, Elcana ligulaeformis, Elcana strix (107555) Elcana hubertiana (107557) Elcana minima, Elcana geinitzi (114995) Elcana minima, Elcana praetruncata, Elcana rotundata, Elcana striata, Elcana prominens, Elcana retrolaesa, Elcana roemermusei (105002) Elcana minima, Elcana pullula, Elcana prominens (107552) Elcana novemmaculata, Elcana planta, Elcana incurvata, Elcana prominens, Elcana varia, Elcana infralaesa, Elcana dilatata, Elcana hildesiana, Elcana rescripta (107321) Elcana obscura (108447) Elcana striata, Elcana retrolaesa (107322)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany Elcana minima, Elcana geinitzi, Elcana media (114991) Elcana pullula, Elcana rotundata, Elcana halophila, Elcana latior, Elcana parvula, Elcana gracillima, Elcana triquetra, Elcana intercalata, Elcana geinitzi, Elcana flexuosa, Elcana trifurcata, Elcana geinitziana, Elcana littoralis, Elcana obliqua, Elcana spiloptera, Elcana plicata, Elcana fusca, Elcana germanica, Elcana calopteryx, Elcana mesostena, Elcana reticulata, Elcana analis, Elcana marginalis, Elcana robusta, Elcana latibasis, Elcana picta, Elcana similis, Elcana recta, Elcana tincta, Elcana media, Elcana arcuata, Elcana simplex, Elcana abnormis, Elcana grandis, Elcana truncatula, Elcana taeniata, Elcana aequelata, Elcana muta (123987)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Elcana minima, Elcana geinitzi, Elcana magna (114992) Elcana minima, Elcana geinitzi, Elcana media, Elcana magna (114993) Elcana minima, Elcana media (114994)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7United Kingdom Neuroptera indet. (133537)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7China (Guangxi) Elcana reticulata (151540)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Germany Elcana minima, Elcana geinitzi, Elcana media, Elcana magna (104056) Elcana minima, Elcana grasseliana, Elcana gracilis, Elcana dobbertiniana, Elcana brunsvicensis, Elcana agilis, Elcana modesta, Elcana angustipennis, Elcana longicosta, Elcana pygmaea, Elcana lugubris, Elcana saltans, Elcana orchestes, Elcana acuta, Elcana basalis, Elcana magna, Elcana gravida (114990) Elcana tennis, Elcana saliens, Elcana rudis (131767)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Hebei) Elcana reticulata (154824)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Elcana minuta (106101 113402) Elcana minuta, Elcana karatavica (105970) Elcana minuta, Elcana lata (105971)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Acheta quaerula (123906) Asilicus lithophilus (133581) Elcana amanda (133578) Elcana longicornis (133579) Elcana oppenheimi, Locusta amanda, Elcana amanda (123985) Elcana phyllophora, Elcana bavarica, Elcana lithophila (123144)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Elcana phyllophora, Elcana lithophila (122586 139876)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0United Kingdom (England) Sialidae indet. (105966)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05United Kingdom (England) Panorpidium tessellatum (127481)
Middle Berriasian141.0 - 139.1United Kingdom (England) Neuroptera indet. (104008)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05United Kingdom (England) Minelcana membranacea, Minelcana dubia, Panorpidium tesselatum, Panorpidium proximum (103833) Panorpidium tesselatum (117342) Panorpidium tessellatum (160681)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77United Kingdom (England) Probaisselcana cretacea, Panorpidium parvum (103930)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77United Kingdom (England) Panorpidium bimaculatum (106281)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4United Kingdom (England) Panorpidium bimaculatum (45193 104005 118921)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Nei Mongol) Panorpidium yixianensis (103654) Probaisselcana euryptera, Probaisselcana minuta (125656)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mongolia (Kobdo aimak) Eubaisselcana sharovi (104054)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mongolia (Govi-Altai) Eubaisselcana mongolica (122332 136020)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Buryatia) Baisselcana sibirica (105536 113403)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Cratoelcana rasnitsyni (227841) Cratoelcana zessini (124526) Cratoelcana zessini, Cratoelcana damianii (122352 123013 125510 125511 149767)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceara) Cratoelcana zessini (34899)
Albian113.2 - 100.5South Korea Panorpidium spica (184781)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Adelphellca simplicissima, Kolymbelcana phantasma, Elcanodentes alatus, Elcanodentes cretaceus, Elcanodentes thanatos (172900) Burmelcana longirostris (111688) Burmelcana sp. (161726) Ellca nevelka (195541) Panorpidium maculosum (224419) Probaisselcana oculata (226917) Probaisselcana zhengi (165561)