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Qiyangiricaniidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
Superfamily: | Fulgoroidea |
Family: | †Qiyangiricaniidae Szwedo et al., 2011 |
Qiyangiricaniidae is an extinct insect family of planthoppers. It was first named by Jacek Szwedo, Bo Wang, and Haichun Zhang in 2011 and contains only one genus, Qiyangiricania.
History
The species lived during the Lower Jurassic period. It seems to have died out later on, but this can not be known since few remains have been found.
Distribution
The species lived in southern China.
References
- "TaxonPages: World Auchenorrhyncha Database - Qiyangiricaniidae Szwedo, Wang & Zhang, 2011". hoppers.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- Szwedo, Jacek; Wang, Bo; Zhang, Haichun (August 2011). "An Extraordinary Early Jurassic Planthopper from Hunan (China) Representing a New Family Qiyangiricaniidae fam. nov. (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoroidea)". Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. pp. 739–748. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2011.00479.x.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Qiyangiricaniidae |
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