Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae

Alternative combination: Assilicus lithophilus

Synonyms: Acheta quaerula Weyenbergh 1869, Elcana amanda Hagen 1862, Elcana quaerula Weyenbergh 1869, Locusta amanda Hagen 1862

Belongs to Elcana according to W. Zessin 1987

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

Type specimens:

• Elcana lithophila: Its type locality is Kelheim, which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Solnhofen Limestone Formation of Germany
• Elcana amanda:
• Elcana quaerula: Its type locality is Solnhofen (Teyler Museum Collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore