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]

Qiyangiricaniidae
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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

History

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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

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The species lived in southern China.

References

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  1. ^ "TaxonPages: World Auchenorrhyncha Database - Qiyangiricaniidae Szwedo, Wang & Zhang, 2011". hoppers.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  2. ^ 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.