Genus
† Trigonelca Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2023
Nomenclature (2)
- † Trigonelca Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2023 (fossil)
type species by original designation † Trigonelca jennywinterae Schall, Kotthoff & Husemann, 2023
- † Trigonelca 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 name derives from the Greek word “trigonikós”, meaning “triangular”. It refers to the triangular shape of the lateral margin of the pronotum of the genus. The second part of the generic name derives from the base of the family name.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Genus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Species | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |