. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology. LOWER JURASSIC INSECTS OF DORSET Suborder ENSIFERA 127 Superfamily OEDISCHIIDEA Fossils of the nine families in the Oedischiidea of Sharov have been found from the Upper Carboniferous to the Lower Cretaceous (Sharov 1968). The forewings are long and rather narrow in proportion to the length and lack any stridulatory organs. Family ELCANIDAE Handlirsch, 1906 Genus ARCHELCANA Sharov, 1968 Type species. Elcana britannica Handlirsch, by original designation of Sharov (1968: 35). Diagnosis. Elcanids with Sc simple; C with short branches a
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology. LOWER JURASSIC INSECTS OF DORSET Suborder ENSIFERA 127 Superfamily OEDISCHIIDEA Fossils of the nine families in the Oedischiidea of Sharov have been found from the Upper Carboniferous to the Lower Cretaceous (Sharov 1968). The forewings are long and rather narrow in proportion to the length and lack any stridulatory organs. Family ELCANIDAE Handlirsch, 1906 Genus ARCHELCANA Sharov, 1968 Type species. Elcana britannica Handlirsch, by original designation of Sharov (1968: 35). Diagnosis. Elcanids with Sc simple; C with short branches and a three-branched cubital vein. More anal veins than species of Elcana (Sharov 1968). Lower Lias, western Europe. Archekana durnovaria sp. nov. Figs 11-15 Diagnosis. As genus, but with prominent cross-vein from M-Cu near base. Name. Latin name of Dorchester. Description. Forewing, costal vein short with lateral veinlets; subcostal unbranched. Rj arises before division of MA and MP. Rs long, running forward with anterior branches to margin. ^v*.-*. \ f. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). London : BM(NH)
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