Perforissidae

Perforissidae is an extinct family of planthoppers. They are considered to belong to the group of "Cixiidae-like" planthoppers. Species are known from the Early to Late Cretaceous of Eurasia, North America and South America. The family was named by Shcherbakov in 2007

Taxonomy

†subfamily Cixitettiginae Shcherbakov 2007
* †Aafrita Szwedo and Azar 2013 Lebanese amber, Barremian
* †Cixitettix Shcherbakov 2007 Taimyr amber, Russia, Santonian
* †Foveopsis Shcherbakov 2007 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
** †Foveopsis fennahi Shcherbakov 2007
** †Foveopsis heteroidea Zhang et al. 2017
* †Iberofoveopsis Peñalver and Szwedo 2010 San Just amber, Escucha Formation, Albian
* †Lanlakawa Luo et al. 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
* †Tsaganema Shcherbakov 2007 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
†subfamily Perforissinae Shcherbakov 2007
* †Cretargus Shcherbakov 2007 Taimyr amber, Russia, Santonian
* †Perforissus Shcherbakov 2007 New Jersey amber, Turonian
†Aonikenkissus Petrulevicius et al. 2014 Mata Amarilla Formation, Argentina, Cenomanian