Eur. J. Entomol. 115: 127-133, 2018 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2018.011

New fossil genus and species of Sinoalidae (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea) from the Middle to Upper Jurassic deposits in northeastern ChinaOriginal article

Yan-Zhe FU1,2, Di-Ying HUANG1,*
1 University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China; e-mails: dyhuang@nigpas.ac.cn, yzfu@nigpas.ac.cn
2 State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Nanjing, 210008, P.R. China

A new fossil genus and species of Sinoalidae, Stictocercopis wuhuaensis gen. et sp. n., from the Middle to Upper Jurassic Haifanggou Formation at Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, northeastern China is described, illustrated and its systematic position discussed, on the basis of four complete well-preserved specimens. The new genus distinctly differs from other sinoalids in having relatively complex wing venation and tegmen spots. The intra-specific variation in venation is also discussed. The new discovery increases the palaeodiversity of sinoalids in the early assemblage of the Yanliao biota from the Daohugou beds.

Keywords: Hemiptera, Cercopoidea, Sinoalidae, Stictocercopis wuhuaensis, new genus, new species, fossil, Middle to Upper Jurassic, China, Daohugou, Yanliao biota

Received: December 4, 2017; Revised: February 28, 2018; Accepted: February 28, 2018; Published online: March 26, 2018  Show citation

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Yan-Zhe, F., & HUANG, D. (2018). New fossil genus and species of Sinoalidae (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea) from the Middle to Upper Jurassic deposits in northeastern China. EJE, 115, Article 127-133. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2018.011
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