genus
† Paraxelcana Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2023
Type
type species by original designation of
Nomenclature (4)
- † Paraxelcana Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2023 (fossil)
type species by original designation † Paraxelcana coronakanthodis Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2023
- † Adelphellca Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2025: 64. (fossil)
type species by original designation † Adelphellca simplicissima Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2025
- † Paraxelcana Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2023 in Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2026
- † Adelphellca Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2025 (subjective synonym of † Paraxelcana Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2023) in Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2026
Nomenclature references (3)
- Schall, O.-K.O., Kotthoff, U. & Husemann, M. (2023) Three new species of Elcanidae (Insecta: Orthoptera) from Myanmar amber and a discussion about phylogeny, ecology and evolutionary origin of Myanmar-amber Elcanidae. PalZ. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12542-023-00669-3
- Schall, O.-K.O., Kotthoff, U. & Husemann, M. (2025) Two new genera and species of Elcaninae (Orthoptera, Elcanidae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Journal of Orthoptera Research, 34(1), 63–68. https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.34.130082
- Schall, O.-K.O., Kotthoff, U. & Husemann, M. (2026) A review of the Elcanidae (Insecta: Orthoptera) species Paraxelcana coronakanthodis, Letoelcana artemisapollonque and Trigonelca jennywinterae Schall et al., 2023. PalZ. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12542-025-00762-9
Descendants and synonyms
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
The name derives from the Greek word “paráxenos”, meaning “strange” and the base of the family name. It refers to the combination of characters of the new genus, which resemble multiple previously known Elcanidae species.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| genus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| species | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |