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