A NEW CRICKET (ORTHOPTERA: TRIGONIDIIDAE) FROM MID-CRETACEOUS KACHIN AMBER IN NORTHERN MYANMAR
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https://doi.org/10.54103/2039-4942/29769Keywords:
Trigonidiidae; mid-Cretaceous; new species; fossil; morphologyAbstract
A new species of Trigonidiidae, †Qiongqi multispurous sp. nov., is described from mid-Cretaceous Kachin
amber. It can be definitely attributed to the family Trigonidiidae, but excluded from the two extant subfamilies. It also exhibits
a different morphology from all reported trigonidiids genera and species from the Mesozoic, including subapical/apical
spurs on the hind tibia and setae-like processes on the hind basitarsomere. This new discovery provides novel morphological
information of Cretaceous Trigonidiidae, and highlights the potential of biodiversity of Cretaceous crickets.
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