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Description:
While no specific species designated as "Dictyopteran sp. nov." has been widely reported from the Middle Carboniferous Benxi Formation in common paleontological literature, the presence of various dictyopteran (roach-like) insects, representing the stem group of modern cockroaches, termites, and mantises, is acknowledged in this formation. Recent research has described new roachoid taxa from the Moscovian strata of the Benxi Formation, often found co-preserved with diverse plant fossils exhibiting signs of insect interactions. 1 These early dictyopterans were likely components of the terrestrial ecosystems in the warm, humid coal swamps of the region, potentially playing roles as herbivores, detritivores, or even predators within the developing food webs of the Carboniferous period. Their study provides valuable insights into the early evolution and diversification of this significant insect order and their ecological relationships with the contemporaneous flora.
