A new family of so-called ‘higher’ planthoppers, Weiwoboidae fam. nov., from the Lower Eocene of Yunnan is described. A new monotypic genus, Weiwoboa gen. nov., with Weiwoboa meridiana sp. nov. is also described and...A new family of so-called ‘higher’ planthoppers, Weiwoboidae fam. nov., from the Lower Eocene of Yunnan is described. A new monotypic genus, Weiwoboa gen. nov., with Weiwoboa meridiana sp. nov. is also described and illustrated. The characters of tegmen venation of the new family, its evolution, and supposed relationships are briefly discussed.展开更多
基金supported by the following research projects: the Scientific Exchange Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Polish Academy of Sciences"Palaeobiodiversity of Fulgoromorpha and Cicadomorpha(Insecta:Hemiptera) of Daohugou Biota"and the Chinese-Polish Scientific and Technological Cooperation Project"Fulgoromorpha and Cicadomorpha(Insecta:Hemiptera) of the Daohugou Biota: Morphology,Classification,Evolution"supported by a research grant from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland(No.NN 303 2979 37) awarded to JS+2 种基金QBL and DYH acknowledge financial support from the National Science Foundation of China(grant No.40672013 and 40632010)Chinese Academy of Sciences(grant No.KZCX2- YW-QN104)the Major Basic Research Projects (2006CB806400) of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China
文摘A new family of so-called ‘higher’ planthoppers, Weiwoboidae fam. nov., from the Lower Eocene of Yunnan is described. A new monotypic genus, Weiwoboa gen. nov., with Weiwoboa meridiana sp. nov. is also described and illustrated. The characters of tegmen venation of the new family, its evolution, and supposed relationships are briefly discussed.
