Genus
† Letoelcana Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2023
Nomenclature (2)
- † Letoelcana Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2023 (fossil)
type species by original designation † Letoelcana artemisapollonque Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2023
- † Letoelcana Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2023 in Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2026
References (2)
- 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. (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 genus is named after the titaness Leto from Greek mythology, mother of the godly twins Artemis and Apollo. The second part of the generic name refers to the family name Elcanidae.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Genus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Species | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |