†Hallex xestocephalus Hamilton 1990 (leafhopper)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Cicadellidae
Full reference: K. G. A. Hamilton. 1990. Insects from the Santana Formation, Lower Cretaceous, of Brazil. Chapter 6: Homoptera. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 195:82-122
Belongs to Hallex according to K. G. A. Hamilton 1990
Sister taxa: Hallex brevipes, Hallex gongrogony, Hallex gracilior, Hallex laticeps, Hallex martinsnetoi
Type specimen: AMNH 43656, an exoskeleton (female). Its type locality is Crato (AMNH collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Crato (AMNH collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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