LiadopsyllidaeLiadopsyllidae is an extinct family of hemipteran insects belonging to Psylloidea ranging from the Early Jurassic to Upper Cretaceous. The family was named by Andrey Vasilyevich Martynov in 1926. They are the earliest known members of Psylloidea, with modern members of the group not known until the Paleogene, as such, they have been suggested to be a paraphyletic assemblage ancestral to modern psylloids.
AphalaridaeAphalaridae is a family of insects in the superfamily Psylloidea, commonly known as jumping plant lice or psyllids with a worldwide distribution. It was first described in 1879 by Austrian Entomologist, Franz Löw along with the tribe Aphalarini. Like other psyllids, aphalarids are small, sap-sucking insects, and they are often highly host-specific. The family contains approximately 749 species.
MiralidaeMiralidae, formerly known as Miralinae and synonymous with Dinglidae, is an extinct family of hemipteran insects belonging to the suborder Sternorrhyncha. Upon its description as Dinglidae, it was found to not belong to any of the major living sternorrhynchan subgroups, and was thought to be a distinct lineage most closely related to whiteflies until a 2025 paper found it to be within Psylloidea.
CarsidaridaeCarsidaridae is a bug family in the superfamily Psylloidea, with a world-wide (more southern hemisphere) distribution; the type genus Carsidara is from eastern Asia. Species of Allocarsidara are considered to be durian pests.
MastigimatidaeMastigimatidae is a family of plant lice containing genera placed previously in the Calophyidae and recently (2021) restored. The type genus Mastigimas was erected by Günther Enderlein in 1921.
Taxonomic rankIn biological taxonomy, a taxonomic rank denotes the level that a group of organisms—either taxon or clade—occupies in a hierarchical system of classification, which is usually but not necessarily based on evolutionary relationships between those organisms.
HemipteraHemiptera (; from Ancient Greek hemipterus 'half-winged') is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from 1 mm (0.04 in) to around 15 cm (6 in), and share a common arrangement of piercing-sucking mouthparts. The name "true bugs" is sometimes limited to the suborder Heteroptera.
PsyllidPsyllidae, the jumping plant lice or psyllids, are a family of small plant-feeding insects that tend to be very host-specific, each plant-louse species feeding on just one plant species (monophagous) or a few closely related plants (oligophagous). They are found mainly on perennial plant hosts.MesozoicThe Mesozoic Era is an era of Earth's geological history, lasting from about 252 to 66 million years ago, comprising the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. It is characterized by the dominance of archosaurian reptiles such as the dinosaurs, and of gymnosperms such as cycads, ginkgoaceae and araucarian conifers; a hot greenhouse climate; and the tectonic break-up of Pangaea.
ParaphylyParaphyly is a taxonomic term describing a grouping that consists of the grouping's last common ancestor and some but not all of its descendant lineages. The grouping is said to be paraphyletic with respect to the excluded subgroups. In contrast, a monophyletic grouping (a clade) includes a common ancestor and all of its descendants. The terms are commonly used in phylogenetics (a subfield of biology) and in the tree model of historical linguistics.
EoceneSecond epoch of the Paleogene PeriodSubdivision of the Paleogene according to the ICS, as of 2024.Vertical axis scale: Millions of years agoEtymologyName formalityFormalUsage informationCelestial bodyEarthRegional usageGlobal (ICS)Time scale(s) usedICS Time ScaleDefinitionChronological unitEpochStratigraphic unitSeriesTime span formalityFormalLower boundary definitionStrong negative anomaly in δC values at the PETMLower boundary GSSPDababiya section, Luxor, Egypt25°30′00″N32°31′52″E / 25.5000°N 32.5311°E / 25.5000; 32.5311Lower GSSP ratified2003Upper boundary definitionLAD of Planktonic ForaminifersHantkenina and Cribrohantkenina [es]Upper boundary GSSPMassignano quarry section, Massignano [sh], Ancona, Italy43°31′58″N13°36′04″E / 43.5328°N 13.6011°E / 43.5328; 13.6011Upper GSSP ratified1992The Eocene (IPA: ) is a geological epoch that began about 56 million years ago (Ma).
NeontologyNeontology is a part of biology that, in contrast to paleontology, studies and deals with living (or, more generally, recent) organisms. It is the study of extant taxa (singular: extant taxon): taxa (such as species, genera and families) with members still alive, as opposed to (all) being extinct.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.