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Palaeontinidae
Taxonomy
Palaeontinidae was named by Handlirsch (1906). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Lepidoptera by Handlirsch (1906); to Homoptera by Martynov (1926) and Martynov (1937); to Cicadoidea by Whalley and Jarzembowski (1985); to Homoptera by Carpenter (1992); and to Palaeontinoidea by Hong (1982), Hong (1986), Shcherbakov (1988), Hamilton (1992), Zhang (1997), Wang and Zhang (2006), Wang et al. (2008), Wang et al. (2009), Wang et al. (2010), Chen et al. (2016), Nam et al. (2017), Li et al. (2018), Szwedo (2018), Li et al. (2019) and Wang et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Lepidoptera by Handlirsch (1906); to Homoptera by Martynov (1926) and Martynov (1937); to Cicadoidea by Whalley and Jarzembowski (1985); to Homoptera by Carpenter (1992); and to Palaeontinoidea by Hong (1982), Hong (1986), Shcherbakov (1988), Hamilton (1992), Zhang (1997), Wang and Zhang (2006), Wang et al. (2008), Wang et al. (2009), Wang et al. (2010), Chen et al. (2016), Nam et al. (2017), Li et al. (2018), Szwedo (2018), Li et al. (2019) and Wang et al. (2021).
Subtaxa
Abrocossus, Archipsyche (syn. Limacodites), Asiocossus, Baeocossus, Cicadomorpha, Cladocossus, Colossocossus, Cratocossus, Cricocossus, Cyllonium, Daohugoucossus, Eocicada, Eoiocossus (syn. Papilioncossus), Gansucossus (syn. Yumenia), Hallakkungis, Ijacossus, Ilerdocossus (syn. Wonnacottella), Jibeicossus, Kallicossus, Karoontina, Martynovocossus (syn. Pseudocossus), Miracossus, Montsecocossus, Neimenggucossus, Ningchengia, Pachypsyche, Palaeocicadopsis, Palaeocossus, Palaeontina, P. arcuatus, Palaeontinodes, Palaeontinopsis, Papiliontina, Parawonnacottella, Phragmatoecicossus, Phragmatoecites, Plachutella (syn. Xucossus), Prolystra (syn. Beloptesis, Protopsyche, Cicadites, Paleohomoptera), Shurabocossus, Sinopalaeocossus (syn. Quadraticossus, Hamicossus), Suljuktaja, Suljuktocossus, Synapocossus, Talbragarocossus, Turgaiella, Valdicossus, Yanocossus
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1906 | Palaeontinidae Handlirsch p. 618 |
| 1926 | Palaeontinidae Martynov p. 1357 |
| 1937 | Palaeontinidae Martynov p. 101 |
| 1956 | Cicadomorphidae Evans p. 223 |
| 1982 | Palaeontinidae Hong p. 80 |
| 1985 | Palaeontinidae Whalley and Jarzembowski p. 391 |
| 1986 | Palaeontinidae Hong |
| 1988 | Palaeontinidae Shcherbakov p. 53 |
| 1992 | Palaeontinidae Carpenter |
| 1992 | Palaeontinidae Hamilton p. 427 |
| 1992 | Cicadomorphidae Hamilton p. 428 |
| 1997 | Palaeontinidae Zhang p. 313 |
| 2006 | Palaeontinidae Wang and Zhang p. 758 |
| 2008 | Palaeontinidae Wang et al. |
| 2009 | Palaeontinidae Wang et al. p. 54 |
| 2010 | Palaeontinidae Wang et al. p. 572 |
| 2016 | Palaeontinidae Chen et al. p. 115 |
| 2017 | Palaeontinidae Nam et al. p. 2 |
| 2018 | Palaeontinidae Li et al. p. 131 |
| 2018 | Palaeontinidae Szwedo p. 110 |
| 2019 | Palaeontinidae Li et al. p. 298 |
| 2021 | Palaeontinidae Wang et al. p. 329 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. †Palaeontinidae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Archipsyche Handlirsch 1906
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†Archipsyche eichstattensis Handlirsch 1906
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Invalid names: Limacodites mesozoicus Handlirsch 1906 [synonym]
Invalid names: Limacodites Handlirsch 1906 [synonym]
G. †Baeocossus Menon et al. 2005
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†Baeocossus finchae Menon et al. 2005
†Baeocossus fortunatus Menon and Heads 2005
G. †Colossocossus Menon et al. 2005
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†Colossocossus bechlyi Menon and Heads 2005
†Colossocossus giganticus Menon and Heads 2007
†Colossocossus loveridgei Menon et al. 2005
†Colossocossus rugosa Menon et al. 2005
G. †Cyllonium Westwood 1854
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†Cyllonium boisduvalianum Westwood 1854
†Cyllonium hewitsonianum Westwood 1854
G. †Daohugoucossus Wang et al. 2006
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†Daohugoucossus lii Wang et al. 2007
†Daohugoucossus parallelivenius Wang et al. 2007
†Daohugoucossus shii Wang et al. 2007
†Daohugoucossus solutus Wang et al. 2006
G. †Eocicada Oppenheim 1888
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G. †Eoiocossus Wang and Zhang 2006
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†Eoiocossus conchatus Wang et al. 2007
†Eoiocossus giganteus Wang et al. 2007
†Eoiocossus validus Wang and Zhang 2006
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Invalid names: Papilioncossus pteroideus Wang et al. 2007 [synonym]
Invalid names: Papilioncossus Wang et al. 2007 [synonym]
G. †Gansucossus Wang et al. 2006
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†Gansucossus luanpingensis Hong 1983
†Gansucossus pectinatus Hong 1982
†Gansucossus typicus Wang et al. 2006
Invalid names: Yumenia Hong 1982 [replaced]
G. †Ilerdocossus Gomez Pallerola 1984
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†Ilerdocossus beipiaoensis Ren et al. 1998
†Ilerdocossus dissidens Li et al. 2018
†Ilerdocossus exiguus Ren et al. 1998
†Ilerdocossus fengningensis Ren et al. 1998
†Ilerdocossus hui Ren et al. 1998
†Ilerdocossus ningchengensis Wang and Zhang 2008
†Ilerdocossus pingquanensis Ren et al. 1998
†Ilerdocossus prowsei Li et al. 2019
†Ilerdocossus pulcherrima Whalley and Jarzembowski 1985
†Ilerdocossus villaltai Gomez Pallerola 1984
Invalid names: Wonnacottella Whalley and Jarzembowski 1985 [synonym]
G. †Martynovocossus Wang and Zhang 2008
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†Martynovocossus ancylivenius Wang and Ren 2006
†Martynovocossus bellus Wang and Ren 2006
†Martynovocossus cheni Wang and Zhang 2008
†Martynovocossus decorus Wang and Zhang 2008
†Martynovocossus punctulosus Wang and Ren 2006
†Martynovocossus strenus Zhang 1997
†Martynovocossus turgaiensis Becker-Migdisova and Wootton 1965
†Martynovocossus zemcuznicovi Martynov 1931
Invalid names: Pseudocossus Martynov 1931 [replaced]
G. †Miracossus Ren et al. 1998
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†Miracossus gongi Li et al. 2018
†Miracossus ingentius Ren et al. 1998
G. †Ningchengia Wang et al. 2009
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†Ningchengia aspera Wang et al. 2009
†Ningchengia minuta Wang et al. 2006
G. †Palaeocossus Oppenheim 1885
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†Palaeocossus giganteus Becker-Migdisova 1949
†Palaeocossus jurassicus Oppenheim 1885
†Palaeontinidae arcuatus Martynov 1937
G. †Palaeontinodes Martynov 1937
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†Palaeontinodes angarensis Becker-Migdisova and Wootton 1965
†Palaeontinodes chengdeensis Hong 1983
†Palaeontinodes daohugouensis Wang and Zhang 2007
†Palaeontinodes haifanggouensis Hong 1983
†Palaeontinodes locellus Wang and Zhang 2007
†Palaeontinodes minor Becker-Migdisova and Wootton 1965
†Palaeontinodes reshuitangensis Wang and Zhang 2007
†Palaeontinodes separatus Wang and Zhang 2007
†Palaeontinodes shabarovi Martynov 1937
G. †Palaeontinopsis Martynov 1937
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†Palaeontinopsis arcuatus Martynov 1937
†Palaeontinopsis latinpenis Martynov 1937
†Palaeontinopsis latipennis Martynov 1937
†Palaeontinopsis liaoxiensis Hong 1986
†Palaeontinopsis maximus Martynov 1937
†Palaeontinopsis sinensis Hong 1986
G. †Papiliontina Shcherbakov 2022
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†Papiliontina dracomima Shcherbakov 2022
†Papiliontina machaon Shcherbakov 2022
†Papiliontina spectans Shcherbakov 2022
G. †Parawonnacottella Ueda 1997
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†Parawonnacottella araripensis Ueda 1997
†Parawonnacottella penneyi Menon et al. 2005
G. †Phragmatoecicossus Becker-Migdisova 1949
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†Phragmatoecicossus shurabensis Becker-Migdisova 1949
G. †Plachutella Becker-Migdisova 1949
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†Plachutella derupta Becker-Migdisova 1949
†Plachutella exculpta Zhang 1997
†Plachutella ivanovi Becker-Migdisova 1950
†Plachutella magica Wang et al. 2006
†Plachutella picta Becker-Migdisova 1949
†Plachutella rotundata Becker-Migdisova 1949
†Plachutella sibirica Becker-Migdisova 1950
†Plachutella vitripennis Becker-Migdisova 1949
†Plachutella zhouyingziensis Hong 1983
Invalid names: Xucossus Hong 1983 [synonym]
G. †Prolystra Oppenheim 1888
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†Prolystra lithographica Oppenheim 1888
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Invalid names: Beloptesis gigantea Weyenbergh 1874 [synonym], Beloptesis oppenheimi Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Protopsyche braueri Handlirsch 1906 [synonym]
Invalid names: Beloptesis Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Cicadites Haase 1890 [synonym], Paleohomoptera Meunier 1897 [objective synonym], Protopsyche Handlirsch 1906 [synonym]
G. †Sinopalaeocossus Hong 1983
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†Sinopalaeocossus amoenus Chen et al. 2016
†Sinopalaeocossus eumorphus Wang et al. 2008
†Sinopalaeocossus fangi Wang and Ren 2007
†Sinopalaeocossus laevis Wang and Ren 2007
†Sinopalaeocossus longicaulis Wang and Ren 2007
†Sinopalaeocossus scabratus Hong 1983
†Sinopalaeocossus trinervus Wang et al. 2006
Invalid names: Hamicossus Wang and Ren 2007 [synonym], Quadraticossus Wang and Ren 2007 [synonym]
G. †Suljuktocossus Becker-Migdisova 1949
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†Suljuktocossus chifengensis Wang and Zhang 2007
†Suljuktocossus coloratus Wang et al. 2006
†Suljuktocossus prosboloides Becker-Migdisova 1949
†Suljuktocossus yinae Wang and Ren 2007
G. †Valdicossus Wang et al. 2008
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†Valdicossus chesteri Wang et al. 2008
†Valdicossus mikewebsteri Li et al. 2019
Invalid names: Cicadomorphidae Evans 1956 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Permian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 298.90000 to 113.00000 Ma
Collections (83 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Permian | China (Nei Mongol) | Palaeocicadopsis chinensis (156333) | |
| Ladinian | Kyrgyzstan (Osh) | Papiliontina dracomima, Papiliontina spectans, Papiliontina machaon (106088) | |
| Carnian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Fletcheriana magna (115196) | |
| Carnian | China (Xinjiang) | Suljuktaja turkestanensis (156325) | |
| Norian | South Korea | Hallakkungis amisanus (125392) | |
| Early/Lower Jurassic - Middle Jurassic | Kazakhstan | Turgaiella pomerantsevae, Pseudocossus turgaiensis (156717) | |
| Hettangian - Sinemurian | Kyrgyzstan (Tonskiy) | Asiocossus subcostalis (105087) | |
| Hettangian - Sinemurian | China (Xinjiang) | Plachutella exculpta, Pseudocossus strenus (103480) | |
| Toarcian | Russian Federation (Irkutsk) | Palaeocossus jurassicus, Phragmatoecites damesi (114696) Palaeontinodes angarensis (104995) Plachutella ivanovi, Plachutella sibirica, Ijacossus suchanovae (125339) Pseudocossus zemcuznicovi (114694) | |
| Toarcian | Kyrgyzstan | Palaeontinidae indet. (114712) Palaeontinodes shabarovi, Palaeontinopsis latipennis (114710) Palaeontinopsis arcuatus (114704) Palaeontinopsis maximus (114711) Suljuktocossus prosboloides, Suljuktaja turkestanensis (155764) | |
| Toarcian | Kyrgyzstan (Batken) | Palaeontinidae indet., Plachutella sp., Palaeocossus giganteus, Phragmatoecicossus shurabensis, Plachutella rotundata, Plachutella derupta, Plachutella vitripennis, Shurabocossus gigas, Palaeontinodes shabarovi (113411) | |
| Aalenian - Bajocian | China (Gansu) | Yumenia pectinata (155033) | |
| Bathonian | United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) | Palaeontina oolitica (140494) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | Kazakhstan (Chimkent) | Cicadomorpha punctulata (113402) Plachutella picta (155765) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Liaoning) | Palaeontinodes chengdeensis (113475) Palaeontinodes haifanggouensis (154832) Palaeontinopsis latipennis (157658) Palaeontinopsis sinensis, Palaeontinopsis liaoxiensis (110855) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Hebei) | Sinopalaeocossus scabratus (154788) Xucossus zhouyingziensis (154786) Yumenia luanpingensis (154834) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Nei Mongol) | Martynovocossus punctulosus, Fletcheriana colorata, Fletcheriana minuta, Palaeontinodes shabarovi, Plachutella magica, Martynovocossus bellus, Martynovocossus decorus, Martynovocossus cheni, Ningchengia aspera, Gansucossus typicus, Daohugoucossus solutus, Sinopalaeocossus trinervus, Palaeontinodes reshuitangensis, Eoiocossus validus, Palaeontinodes angarensis (113371) Palaeontinodes daohugouensis, Palaeontinodes locellus, Palaeontinodes separatus, Suljuktocossus chifengensis, Abrocossus longus, Neimenggucossus normalis (113372) Palaeontinodes reshuitangensis (125082) Pseudocossus punctulosus, Pseudocossus bellus, Pseudocossus ancylivenius (113376) Quadraticossus eumorphus, Martynovocossus punctulosus, Suljuktocossus yinae, Synapocossus sciacchitanoae, Cladocossus undulatus, Cricocossus paradoxus (112664) Quadraticossus fangi, Daohugoucossus shii, Daohugoucossus parallelivenius, Daohugoucossus lii, Quadraticossus longicaulis, Hamicossus laevis, Papilioncossus conchatus, Papilioncossus giganteus, Papilioncossus pteroideus (113360) Synapocossus sciacchitanoae, Eoiocossus conchatus (142532) Synapocossus sciacchitanoae, Sinopalaeocossus fangi, Sinopalaeocossus laevis, Sinopalaeocossus amoenus, Kallicossus ningchengensis (157555) | |
| Late/Upper Oxfordian | China (Liaoning) | Cicadomorpha guancaishanensis (197049) | |
| Tithonian | Australia (New South Wales) | Talbragarocossus jurassicus (128121) | |
| Tithonian | Russian Federation (Chita) | Cicadomorpha milva (119397) Cicadomorpha parula (125407) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany | Prolystra lithographica (122880) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bayern) | Archipsyche eichstattensis, Prolystra lithographica, Eocicada microcephala (139551) Cicada gigantea (123906) Eocicada lameerei (139309) Eocicada lameeri (139553) Eocicada microcephala (139550) Limacodites mesozoicus, Prolystra lithographica (133578) Limacodites mesozoicus, Protopsyche braueri (139547) Prolystra lithographica (133599 139548) Prolystra lithographica, Eocicada microcephala (123985) Protopsyche braueri, Archipsyche eichstattensis, Beloptesis oppenheimi (123144) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bavaria) | Limacodites mesozoicus, Archepsyche eichstattensis (139876) Limacodites mesozoicus, Eocicada microcephala, Archepsyche eichstattensis (122586) Prolystra lithographica (123984) | |
| Early/Lower Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | Cyllonium hewitsonianum (105966) | |
| Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | Cyllonium boisduvalianum (127481) | |
| Early/Lower Hauterivian | United Kingdom (England) | Valdicossus chesteri (103930) | |
| Late/Upper Hauterivian | United Kingdom (England) | Ilerdocossus prowsei (106417) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Spain | Montsecocossus sirerae, Palaeontina vidali (152684) Pachypsyche vidali (123437) Palaeontina vidali (118362) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | United Kingdom (Surrey) | Valdicossus mikewebsteri (189915) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Spain (Cataluña) | Wonnacottella pulcherrima (118325) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | China (Liaoning) | Ilerdocossus hui (190928) Miracossus gongi (198092) Miracossus ingentius, Liaocossus hui, Liaocossus beipiaoensis, Liaocossus exiguus (138436) Yanocossus guoi (111725) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | China (Nei Mongol) | Ilerdocossus fengningensis, Ilerdocossus hui (125655) Ilerdocossus ningchengensis, Miracossus ingentius, Ilerdocossus fengningensis (106346) Miracossus ingentius (106347) Palaeontinodes sp., Ilerdocossus fengningensis, Ilerdocossus hui, Ilerdocossus dissidens (103654) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | China (Hebei) | Ilerdocossus fengningensis (106355) Jibeicossus qingshilaense (155160) Liaocossus fengningensis (106354) Liaocossus pingquanensis (118996) Yanocossus guoi (107001) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Baeocossus finchae (119444) Colossocossus giganticus (122922) Colossocossus loveridgei, Colossocossus rugosa, Parawonnacottella penneyi, Baeocossus fortunatus, Colossocossus bechlyi (122557) Cratocossus magnus (105330) Parawonnacottella araripensis (122926) |