Archijassidae

Archijassidae is an extinct family of leafhoppers known from the Late Triassic to the early Late Cretaceous. It is the oldest member of Membracoidea, and is considered ancestral to modern leaf and treehoppers.

Taxonomy

Shcherbakov 2012 divided the family into 3 subfamilies, Shcherbakov considered the subfamily Dellasharinae to be ancestral to modern tree and leafhoppers.
* †'' Formosixinia'' Chen and Wang 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
** †''Formosixinia aeterna'' Chen and Wang 2019
* †subfamily Archijassinae Becker-Migdisova 1962
** †'' Archijassus'' Handlirsch 1906
*** †''Archijassus heeri'' Geinitz 1880 Green Series, Germany, Toarcian
*** †''Archijassus minimus'' Martynov 1926 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian
*** †''Archijassus minutus'' Heer 1865 Insektenmergel Formation, Switzerland, Hettangian
*** †''Archijassus morio'' Heer 1865 Insektenmergel Formation, Switzerland, Hettangian
*** †''Archijassus plurinervis'' Zhang 1985 Laiyang Formation, China, Aptian
*** †''Cixiella reducta'' Becker-Migdisova 1962 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Sinemurian
*** †''Mesocicada verrucosa'' Becker-Migdisova 1962 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Sinemurian
** †'' Ardela'' Ansorge 1996 Green Series, Germany, Toarcian
*** †''Ardela grimmenensis'' Ansorge 1996
** †'' Mesojassus'' Tillyard 1916 (= ''Triassojassus'' Tillyard, 1919, = ''Triassocotis'' Evans, 1956, = ''Hylicellites'' Becker-Migdisova, 1962) Blackstone Formation, Australia, Norian
***''Mesojassus ipsviciensis'' Tillyard, 1916 (= ''Triassojassus proavitus'' Tillyard, 1919, = ''Triassocotis stricta'' Evans, 1961)
***''Mesojassus australis'' (Evans, 1956) (= ''Triassocotis amplicata'' Evans, 1961 = ''Hylicellites reducta'' (Evans, 1956))
** †'' Mesoledra'' Evans 1956 Green Series, Germany, Toarcian
*** †''Mesoledra pachyneura'' Handlirsch 1939
* †subfamily Dellasharinae Shcherbakov 2012
** †'' Acocephalites'' Meunier 1904 La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation, Spain, Barremian
*** †''Acocephalites breddini'' Meunier 1904
** †'' Dellashara'' Shcherbakov 2012 Shar-Teg, Mongolia, Tithonian
*** †''Dellashara tega'' Shcherbakov 2012
** †'' Homopterulum'' Handlirsch 1907
*** †''Homopterulum jelli'' Hamilton 1992 Koonwarra fossil bed, Australia, Aptian
*** †''Homopterulum signoretii'' Westwood 1854 Lulworth Formation, United Kingdom, Berriasian
** †'' Mesoccus'' Zhang 1985 Laiyang Formation, China, Aptian
*** †''Mesoccus advenus'' Zhang 1985
*** †''Mesoccus lutarius'' Zhang 1985
** †'' Myangadina'' Shcherbakov 1986
*** †''Myangadina longa'' Shcherbakov 1986 Gurvan-Eren Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
*** †''Myangadina nana'' Shcherbakov 1986 Gurvan-Eren Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
*** †''Myangadina tetrops'' Shcherbakov 1988 Kutinskaya Formation, Russia, Barremian
* †subfamily Karajassinae Shcherbakov 1992
** †'' Cicadellium'' Westwood 1854
*** †''Cicadellium dipsas'' Westwood 1854 Durlston Formation, United Kingdom, Berriasian
*** †''Cicadellium pulcher'' Brodie 1845 Lulworth Formation, United Kingdom, Berriasian
** †'' Karajassus'' Martynov 1926 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian
*** †''Karajassus crassinervis'' Martynov 1926
** †'' Kemobius'' Shcherbakov 2012 Itat Formation, Russia, Bathonian
*** †''Kemobius lux'' Shcherbakov 2012
** †'' Kisa'' Shcherbakov 2012 Itat Formation, Russia, Bathonian
*** †''Kisa fasciata'' Shcherbakov 2012
** †'' Kubecola'' Shcherbakov 2012 Itat Formation, Russia, Bathonian
*** †''Kubecola guttatus'' Shcherbakov 2012
** †'' Purbecellus'' Shcherbakov 2012 Durlston Formation, United Kingdom, Berriasian
*** †''Purbecellus psocus'' (Westwood 1854)
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References

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Membracoidea
Prehistoric insect families