Palaeontinoidea
Palaeontinoidea is an extinct superfamily of cicadomorph hemipteran insects. This superfamily contains three families.
Description
Palaeontinoids were comparatively large, cicada-like insects that existed from the Upper Permian to the Middle Cretaceous.Subdivisions
The three families classified under Palaeontinoidea, along with their age range and collection sites, are the following:- Mesogereonidae Tillyard, 1921
- Dunstaniidae Tillyard, 1916
- '''Palaeontinidae Handlirsch, 1906'''