New Jurassic tettigarctid cicadas from China with a novel example of disruptive coloration
Tettigarctidae is the most primitive family of Cicadoidea, with only two relict species. Although they are relatively well known from Eurasia, Australia, Africa, and South America, their Mesozoic examples are typically preserved only as isolated forewings. Herein, a new genus Sanmai Chen, Zhang, and...
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| author | Jun Chen Haichun Zhang Bo Wang Yan Zheng Xiaoli Wang Xiaoting Zheng |
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| description | Tettigarctidae is the most primitive family of Cicadoidea, with only two relict species. Although they are relatively well known from Eurasia, Australia, Africa, and South America, their Mesozoic examples are typically preserved only as isolated forewings. Herein, a new genus Sanmai Chen, Zhang, and B. Wang with three new species (Sanmai kongi Chen, Zhang, and B. Wang, S. mengi Chen, Zhang, and B. Wang, and S. xuni Chen, Zhang, and B. Wang) are described based on fossil specimens from the Middle–Upper Jurassic of northeastern China, with well-preserved body structures, forewing and hindwing venations, making it the hitherto best known extinct tettigarctid taxon. The new genus, provisionally assigned to the tribe Turutanoviini, provides some new information about the evolution and palaeobiogeography of Mesozoic Tettigarctidae. The genus Paraprosbole is synonymized with Shuraboprosbole. In addition, the coloration pattern of forewing, prominent on some specimens of Sanmai kongi Chen, Zhang, and B. Wang sp. nov. and Sanmai xuni Chen, Zhang, and B. Wang sp. nov., represents a novel example of disruptive coloration in Tettigarctidae, which can effectively break up the body outline as well as surface, and so likely enabled these cicadas to reduce the detectability of potential predators. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b41679ab5bf4adfb63e0fc2b2756ee62022-12-22T02:39:08ZengInstitute of Paleobiology PASActa Palaeontologica Polonica0567-79201732-24212016-12-0161485386210.4202/app.00238.2015New Jurassic tettigarctid cicadas from China with a novel example of disruptive colorationJun Chen0Haichun Zhang1Bo Wang2Yan Zheng3Xiaoli Wang4Xiaoting Zheng5Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Linyi University, Shuangling Rd., Linyi 276000, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, East Beijing Rd., Nanjing 210008, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, East Beijing Rd., Nanjing 210008, China; Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100101, ChinaInstitute of Geology and Paleontology, Linyi University, Shuangling Rd., Linyi 276000, ChinaInstitute of Geology and Paleontology, Linyi University, Shuangling Rd., Linyi 276000, ChinaInstitute of Geology and Paleontology, Linyi University, Shuangling Rd., Linyi 276000, ChinaTettigarctidae is the most primitive family of Cicadoidea, with only two relict species. Although they are relatively well known from Eurasia, Australia, Africa, and South America, their Mesozoic examples are typically preserved only as isolated forewings. Herein, a new genus Sanmai Chen, Zhang, and B. Wang with three new species (Sanmai kongi Chen, Zhang, and B. Wang, S. mengi Chen, Zhang, and B. Wang, and S. xuni Chen, Zhang, and B. Wang) are described based on fossil specimens from the Middle–Upper Jurassic of northeastern China, with well-preserved body structures, forewing and hindwing venations, making it the hitherto best known extinct tettigarctid taxon. The new genus, provisionally assigned to the tribe Turutanoviini, provides some new information about the evolution and palaeobiogeography of Mesozoic Tettigarctidae. The genus Paraprosbole is synonymized with Shuraboprosbole. In addition, the coloration pattern of forewing, prominent on some specimens of Sanmai kongi Chen, Zhang, and B. Wang sp. nov. and Sanmai xuni Chen, Zhang, and B. Wang sp. nov., represents a novel example of disruptive coloration in Tettigarctidae, which can effectively break up the body outline as well as surface, and so likely enabled these cicadas to reduce the detectability of potential predators.http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app61/app002382015.pdfInsectaHemipteraTettigarctidaecoloration patternJurassicChinaDaohugou |
| spellingShingle | Jun Chen Haichun Zhang Bo Wang Yan Zheng Xiaoli Wang Xiaoting Zheng New Jurassic tettigarctid cicadas from China with a novel example of disruptive coloration Acta Palaeontologica Polonica Insecta Hemiptera Tettigarctidae coloration pattern Jurassic China Daohugou |
| title | New Jurassic tettigarctid cicadas from China with a novel example of disruptive coloration |
| title_full | New Jurassic tettigarctid cicadas from China with a novel example of disruptive coloration |
| title_fullStr | New Jurassic tettigarctid cicadas from China with a novel example of disruptive coloration |
| title_full_unstemmed | New Jurassic tettigarctid cicadas from China with a novel example of disruptive coloration |
| title_short | New Jurassic tettigarctid cicadas from China with a novel example of disruptive coloration |
| title_sort | new jurassic tettigarctid cicadas from china with a novel example of disruptive coloration |
| topic | Insecta Hemiptera Tettigarctidae coloration pattern Jurassic China Daohugou |
| url | http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app61/app002382015.pdf |
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