Fossil Record 20(2): 253-257, doi: 10.5194/fr-20-253-2017
A new, rare and distinctive species of Panorthoptera (Insecta, Archaeorthoptera) from the Upper Carboniferous of Xiaheyan (Ningxia, China)
expand article infoJun-Jie Gu‡, Olivier Béthoux§, Ren Dong|
‡ College of Biological Sciences and Engineering, North Minzu University, 204 Wenchangbeijie, Xixia District, Yinchuan, 750021, China§ CR2P (Centre de Recherche en Paléontologie – Paris), MNHN – CNRS – Sorbonne Université, 57 rue Cuvier, CP38, 75005, Paris, France| Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
© Jun-Jie Gu, Olivier Béthoux, Ren Dong.
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Citation: Gu J-J, Béthoux O, Dong R (2017) A new, rare and distinctive species of Panorthoptera (Insecta, Archaeorthoptera) from the Upper Carboniferous of Xiaheyan (Ningxia, China). Fossil Record 20(2): 253-257. https://doi.org/10.5194/fr-20-253-2017
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Abstract
The Xiaheyan locality is providing abundant material on one of the earliestinsect faunas. The most common species are comparatively remote relatives ofOrthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets and katydids), belonging to theArchaeorthoptera nec Panorthoptera (the latter including crown Orthoptera).We establish the genus Sinogerarus gen. nov. to accommodate a new,rare species, S. pectinatus spec. nov., which can be conclusivelyassigned to Panorthoptera. It therefore represents the second occurrenceof the group at this locality. The new species displays a distinctivecombination of character states, adding to the knowledge of a number of UpperCarboniferous Panorthoptera whose relationships are poorly understood.