Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae

Alternative combinations: Elcana tesselata, Elcana tessellata, Panorpidium tessellatum

Belongs to Panorpidium according to A. V. Gorochov et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Panorpidium bimaculatum, Panorpidium parvum, Panorpidium proximum, Panorpidium sibirica, Elcana liasina, Elcana shurabica, Elcana minima, Elcana (Clathrotermes), Elcana media, Elcana magna, Elcana beyrichi, Elcana phyllophora, Elcana lithophila, Elcana deichmulleri, Elcana longicornis, Elcana minuta, Elcana lata, Elcana geinitzi, Elcana plagiata, Elcana westwoodi

Type specimen: NHM I.3982 (part) I.12262 (counterpart), a tegmen. Its type locality is Durlston Bay, Middle Purbeck, Swanage, which is in a Berriasian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal horizon in the United Kingdom.

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Average measurements (in mm): forewing length 20.0, tegmen length 24.0