A new, rare and distinctive species of Panorthoptera (Insecta, Archaeorthoptera) from the Upper Carboniferous of Xiaheyan (Ningxia, China)

Jun-Jie Gu, Olivier Béthoux, Dong Ren
2017 Fossil Record  
<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> The Xiaheyan locality is providing abundant material on one of the earliest insect faunas. The most common species are comparatively remote relatives of Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets and katydids), belonging to the Archaeorthoptera nec Panorthoptera (the latter including crown Orthoptera). We establish the genus <i>Sinogerarus</i> gen. nov. to accommodate a new, rare species, <i>S. pectinatus</i> spec. nov., which can be conclusively assigned to Panorthoptera.
more » ... It therefore represents the second occurrence of the group at this locality. The new species displays a distinctive combination of character states, adding to the knowledge of a number of Upper Carboniferous Panorthoptera whose relationships are poorly understood.</p>
doi:10.5194/fr-20-253-2017 fatcat:h7dxdzpq6nea7bcq7sj4r6iihi