Szeiinia is an extinct genus of planthoppers from the Late Triassic of China. It was named by Zhang, Jiang, Szwedo, and Zhang in 2021, and is the only genus of the family Szeiiniidae. It itself comprises the single species Szeiinia huanglongensis.[1][2]

Szeiinia
Temporal range: Late Triassic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Szeiiniidae
Zhang, Jiang, Szwedo & Zhang, 2021
Genus: Szeiinia
Zhang, Jiang, Szwedo & Zhang, 2021
Type species
Szeiinia huanglongensis
Zhang, Jiang, Szwedo & Zhang, 2021

Discovered in the Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation, the genus is distinguished from its relatives in Fulgoroidea by the less elongated shape of its forewings, as well as different patterns of wing venation.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "TaxonPages: World Auchenorrhyncha Database - Szeiiniidae Zhang, Jiang, Szwedo & Zhang, 2021". hoppers.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  2. ^ a b Zhang, Qianqi; Jiang, Tian; Szwedo, Jacek; Zhang, Haichun (2021-01-02). "A new family of Triassic planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoroidea) from the Shaanxi Province of China". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 45 (1): 86–90. Bibcode:2021Alch...45...86Z. doi:10.1080/03115518.2021.1919206. ISSN 0311-5518.