Szeiinia

Szeiinia is an extinct genus of planthoppers from the Late Triassic of China. It was named by Zhang, Jiang, Szwedo, and Zhang in 2021, and is the only genus of the family Szeiiniidae. It itself comprises the single species Szeiinia huanglongensis.^[1][2]

Szeiinia Temporal range: Late Triassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Fulgoromorpha
Family:	†Szeiiniidae Zhang, Jiang, Szwedo & Zhang, 2021
Genus:	†Szeiinia Zhang, Jiang, Szwedo & Zhang, 2021
Type species
Szeiinia huanglongensis Zhang, Jiang, Szwedo & Zhang, 2021

Discovered in the Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation, the genus is distinguished from its relatives in Fulgoroidea by the less elongated shape of its forewings, as well as different patterns of wing venation.^[2]