Macrelcana ungeri is an extinct orthopteran insect from the Miocene epoch (~12 mya). It belongs to the same family as wetas and potato bugs (Stenopelmatidae).

Macrelcana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Stenopelmatidae
Genus: Macrelcana
Karny, 1932
Species:
M. ungeri
Binomial name
Macrelcana ungeri
(Heer, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gryllacris ungeri

References edit

  1. ^ "Macrelcana under". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 21 August 2021.