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: