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Neazoniidae

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Neazoniidae
Temporal range: Barremian–Turonian
The neazoniid planthopper Cretodorus Noonoo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Neazoniidae
Szwedo, 2007
Synonyms
  • Mimarachnidae Scherbakov 2007

Neazoniidae is an extinct family of Planthoppers known from the Cretaceous period. It was initially named by Szwedo in 2007 based on nymphal specimens. [1] Recently the family Mimarachnidae has been synonymized with Neazoniidae based on their unique mouthpart morphology.[2] The family is characterized by an elongated distal segment of the labium bearing dense transverse wrinkles which has allowed it to flex, in a manner unlike all other living and extinct members of the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. This adaptation is thought to have allowed these insects to access the sap of thick barked trees.[2]

The adults of this family, previously referred to the family 'Mimarachnidae' are easily distinguished by a double carination of the pronotum and mesonotum, simplified forewing venation interconnected by a mesh of polygonal veinlets, and the reduced armature on the hind tibiae.[2]

The forewing coloration of these planthoppers is surprisingly diverse, and includes many patterns consisting of mottling, colored bands, and spots, the name 'Mimarachnidae' was derived from spots on the wings of the first described adult specimens belonging to the genera Mimarachne and Saltissus, as being suggestive of spider mimicry,[3] but these characters are not distinctive for the family as a whole.

Classification

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  • Akmazeina Szwedo, 2009[4]
  • Ayaimatum Jiang & Szwedo in Jiang et al., 2020[5] Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
    • Ayaimatum trilobatum Jiang & Szwedo in Jiang et al., 2020
    • Ayaimatum minutum Fu & Huang, 2021[6]
  • Burmissus Shcherbakov, 2017[7] Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
    • Burmissus raunoi Shcherbakov, 2017
    • Burmissus szwedoi Luo et al., 2020[8]
    • Burmissus latimaculatus Fu & Huang, 2020[9]
  • Chalicoridulum Szwedo & Ansorge, 2015[10] La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation, Spain, Barremian
    • Chalicoridulum montsecensis Szwedo & Ansorge, 2015
  • Cretodorus Fu & Huang, 2020[9] Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
    • Cretodorus granulatus Fu & Huang, 2020
    • Cretodorus angustus Fu & Huang, 2020
    • Cretodorus rostellatus Zhang et al, 2021[11]
    • Cretodorus noonoo Fabrikant, Fu & Davranoglou, 2026[2]
  • Dachibangus Jiang et al., 2018[12] Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
    • Dachibangus trimaculatus Jiang et al, 2018 [13]
    • †Dachibangus zhuoyuanshengi Wang et al, 2025 [14]
    • †Dachibangus pallidus Fabrikant et al, 2026[15]
    • †Dachibangus partialis Fabrikant et al.[15]
    • †Dachibangus pouilloni Fabrikant et al.[15]
  • Jaculistilus Zhang et al., 2018[16] Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
    • Jaculistilus oligotrichus Zhang et al, 2018
  • Mimamontsecia Szwedo & Ansorge, 2015[10] La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation, Spain, Barremian
    • Mimamontsecia cretacea Szwedo & Ansorge, 2015
  • Mimaplax Jiang et al., 2019 [17] Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
    • Mimaplax ekrypsan Jiang et al., 2019
  • Mimaeurypterus Fu & Huang, 2021[6] Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
    • Mimaeurypterus burmiticus Fu & Huang, 2021
  • Mimarachne Shcherbakov, 2007[7] Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
    • Mimarachne mikhailovi Shcherbakov, 2007
  • Multistria Zhang, Yao & Pang, 2021[18] Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
    • Multistria orthotropa Zhang, Yao & Pang, 2021
    • Multistria Juanae Fabrikant et al. 2024[19]
    • Multistria irregularis Fabrikant et al. 2024[19]
    • Multistria Fionae Fabrikant et al. 2024[19]

Undescribed specimens are known from the Early Cretaceous Turga and Khetana localities of Russia, the Barremian-Aptian Khurilt locality of Mongolia, and the Turonian Kzyl-Zhar locality of Kazakhstan.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Fabrikant, Dolev; Fu, Yanzhe; Davranoglou, Leonidas-Romanos (2026-07-29). "Flexible Drinking Straws of the Cretaceous: A Novel Type of Labium in Mesozoic Auchenorrhyncha and Its Functional Implications". Insects. 17 (8): 789. doi:10.3390/insects17080789. ISSN 2075-4450.
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