Qiyangiricaniidae
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Scientific classification 
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| 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.[1]
History
[edit]The species lived during the Lower Jurassic period.[2] It seems to have died out later on, but this can not be known since few remains have been found.
Distribution
[edit]The species lived in southern China.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
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