Fossil grasshopper from China

[Quetzalcoatlus]

This fossil and counterpart was for sale at a mineral, fossil and gem fair celebrated in my city some days ago. It's a katydid probably from the extinct family Prophalangopsidae that have some similar species. Colour of wings has been preserved and it had dark blotches in them. It comes from Liaoning (China) and I think it's middle Jurassic. Any idea about the species? Thanks!

[Herb]

beautiful

[Fossildude19]

You might look into the orthopteran, Habrohagla curtivenata. 

Another image.

These insects look like they are from Liaoning, China.

Regards,

[Quetzalcoatlus]

Thanks a lot, Fossildude19! Certainly the first of your two images are from the same place - it shares the small conchs (ostracods?) with my photos. However is very hard to believe that your two images belong to the same species or genus. The first have longer, straighter and unmottled wings, and a longer, straighter oviscapt. The second one (probably a male with no oviscapt) is much more similar to my photo, however it shows some significative differences that make impossible to be the same species, overall the much shorter hind legs. Resuming: in my opinion, each one of the individuals shown in this thread is a different species, and I don't know which of the three is the true Habrohagla curtivenata.

[Quetzalcoatlus]

Well, found the website your images comes from. I was mistaken, second one is a female and what I've tough to be a creek in the plate, is actually the oviscapt (ovipositor), shown here in detail:

http://www.fossilmuseum.net/Fossil_Galleries/LiaoningInsects/HabrohaglaOrthoptera/CF006H.jpg

 

However it's absolutely different from the oviscapt of my photos. Thus leading again to the conclusion of that each one is a different species. Maybe it's undescribed...

[oilshale]

 

Papers about Orthoptera from Liaoning (Early Cretaceous) and Nei Mongol (Middle to Late Jurassic)

New taxa of Aboilinae Insecta Orthoptera Prophalangopsidae from the Middle Jurassic of Daohugou Inner Mongolia China.pdf

 

An exceptionally-preserved new species of Barchaboilus Orthoptera Prophalangopsidae from the Middle Jurassic of Daohugou China.pdf

 

The first discovery of Cyrtophyllitinae Orthoptera Haglidae from the Middle Jurassic and its morphological implications.pdfstuff to read:

[oilshale]

More stuff to read

Thomas

New fossil Prophalangopsidae Orthoptera from the Middle Jurassic.pdf

Late Jurassic prophalangopsids from northeast China Orthoptera Prophalangopsidae Chifengiinae.pdf

https://www.jstor.org/stable/20789566?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

[Quetzalcoatlus]

Many thanks oilshale! Will check each one carefully.