Fenghuangor Li et Szwedo

Li, Shu, Szwedo, Jacek, Ren, Dong & Pang, Hong, 2011, Fenghuangor imperator gen. et sp. nov. of Fulgoridiidae from the Middle Jurassic of Daohugou Biota (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha), Zootaxa 3094, pp. 52-62 : 54

Genus Fenghuangor Li et Szwedo , gen. n.

Type species Fenghuangor imperator Li et Szwedo , sp. n.; here designated.

Diagnosis. Clearly differs from all the other known genera of Fulgoridiidae from Europe and Asia by its size and venation pattern, with short common portion of branches M3+4 and CuA1a. It differs from the genus Eofulgoridium Martynov, 1939 (Lower Jurassic of Kyrgyzstan and China) by the length/width ratio of tegmen: 2.1: 1 (similar as in the poorly known genus Elasmoscelidium Martynov, 1927; length/width ratio about 3.3–3.7: 1 in Eofulgoridium ); costal area distinctly narrower then costal cell (costal area about as wide as costal cell in Eofulgoridium ); costal area slightly widened in apical portion (costal area tapering in apical portion in Eofulgoridium ); branch ScRA1 connected to Pc+CP basad of costal area apex (branch ScRA1 reaching costal margin apicad of costal area apex in Eofulgoridium ); cell C5 with single transverse veinlet icua (a few transverse veinlets in Eofulgoridium ); cell C5a widely cuneiform (cell C5a lentiform in Eofulgoridium ); branch CuA1 forked twice before the margin (branch CuA1 forked once in Eofulgoridium ); from Aulieezidium Szwedo et Żyła, 2009 from the Upper Jurassic of Kazakhstan it clearly differs in lack of transverse veinlets on costal cell (oblique transverse veinlets present in Aulieziidium); slightly oblique first r-m placed merely apicad of stem Sc+R forking (no such veinlet in Aulieezidium ); branch CuA1 forked twice before the margin (branch CuA1 single to the margin in Aulieezidium ).

Description. Tegmen twice as huge as in any other known Fulgoridiidae (tegmen length usually not exceeding 10 mm), relatively wide, with length/width ratio 2.1: 1, with anterior margin widely arcuate, anterior apical angle widely rounded, posterior apical angle widely angulate, postclaval portion relatively long, slightly widened; apex of clavus not exceeding ½ of total tegmen length. Costal area of about same length along costal margin, slightly widened in apical portion, with apex exceeding tip of clavus, transverse veinlets present in apical portion. Costal cell wider than costal area without transverse veinlets. Stem Sc+R leaving basal cell more basad than stem M, forked slightly apicad of stem CuA first forking; branch ScRA1 forked slightly basad of second veinlet r-m and apex of clavus, basad of stem M forking, oblique, reaching to the apical portion of vein Pc+CP; branch RP forked on membrane. Stem M forked slightly basad of claval apex, branch M1+2 forked on membrane; branch M3+4 fused with branch CuA1a for a short distance at level of claval apex, than forked on membrane. Stem CuA forked at level of first veinlet r-m, merely basad of Sc+R forking, branch CuA1 forked slightly basad of claval veins junction; branches CuA1a and CuA1b forked on membrane; branch CuA2 forked before reaching the margin, at level of claval apex. Claval veins Pcu and A1 fused in apical ½ of clavus, slightly apicad of branch CuA1 forking, at level of first icua veinlet. First veinlet r-m slightly apicad of stem Sc+R forking; second r-m at level of claval apex. Two veinlets im on membrane, apicad of branches M2 and M3+4 forkings. First veinlet icua oblique, two more icua veinlets on membrane. Clavus without transverse veinlets. Cell C1 very narrow at base, closed apically with veinlet ir, slightly apicad of ScRA1 forking and stem M forking. Cell C2 elongately rectangular. Cell C3 elongately polygonal, widest at base, tapering apicad. Cell C4 apicad of cell C3, without veinlets toward apical margin. Cell C5 shorter than cell C3, cuneiform, closed posteriorly with oblique veinlet icua; cell C5a longer than cell C3, widely cuneiform, widened in apical portion.

Etymology. Generic name is given from the name of one of the sacred animals from Chinese mythology—the Phoenix, Feng Huang. Gender. masculine.

Composition. Only the type species is included so far.