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| Qiongqi multispurous Ji, Nel, Xiao & Xu, 2026 |
Abstract
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.
Keywords: Trigonidiidae; mid-Cretaceous; new species; fossil; morphology
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| Qiongqi multispurous sp. nov., holotype NIGP210185. A) Photograph of habitus in dorsal view. B) Drawing of habitus in dorsal view. C) Drawing of habitus in ventral view. D) Photograph of habitus in ventral view. Scale bars = 1 mm. |
Qiongqi multispurous sp. nov.
XIA JI, ANDRÉ NEL, CHUANTAO XIAO and CHUNPENG XU. 2026. A NEW CRICKET (ORTHOPTERA: TRIGONIDIIDAE) FROM MID-CRETACEOUS KACHIN AMBER IN NORTHERN MYANMAR. RIVISTA ITALIANA DI PALEONTOLOGIA E STRATIGRAFIA. 132(1); DOI: doi.org/10.54103/2039-4942/29769 [06-03-2026]
