†Limois shanwangensis Hong 1979 (fulgorid planthopper)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Fulgoridae
Alternative combination: Oxycephala shanwangensis
Synonyms: Fulgoropsis fusca Hong 1984, Hylophylax erromena Lin 1982, Oxycephala xiejiaheensis Hong 1984
Full reference: Y. C. Hong. 1979. Oxycephala gen. nov., a Miocene Homoptera (Insecta) from Linqu of Shandong. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 18(3):301-307
Belongs to Limois according to J. Szwedo et al. 2004
See also Hong 1979, Hong 1984, Lin 1982, Zhang 1989 and Zhang et al. 1994
Sister taxon: Limois pardalis
Type specimens:
- Limois shanwangensis: Sht73/1001, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection Sht, which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China.
- Fulgoropsis fusca: Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection 79/80 (Beijing Museum), which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China.
- Hylophylax erromena: Shandong Museum 750118, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection 5, which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China.
- Oxycephala xiejiaheensis: Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection Dong, which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
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