中文摘要：

头喙亚目现存种类繁多，最早的化石记录出现在早二叠世，在二叠纪中期蝉次目和蜡蝉次目开始分化；在侏罗纪时期，种类逐渐分化，数量达到鼎盛；直至晚白垩世中后期，现生科级阶元的主要类群全部出现，在新生代时期逐步形成了与现代种群相似的格局。本文详细总结了不同地质时期蝉次目和蜡蝉次目化石分类单元和分布地区；回顾了蝉次目和蜡蝉次目化石的研究历史，列举了该类群研究中所存在的一些问题，并对今后的研究工作进行了展望。

英文摘要：

Auchenorrhyncha phytophagous, feeding on plant sap, are the pests of agricultural crops and trees. The oldest Auchenorrhyncha are recorded at the end of the Early Permian. Fulgoromorpha and Cicadomorpha diverged before the mid - Permian. In the Mesozoic the record of fossil is abundant and diverse. In the Upper Jurassic extinct families still dominate, but the Cretaceous fauna already looks like the modem one. All Cenozoic auchenorrhynchans belong to extant families. This paper reviews the geological history and current status of research of Auchenorrhyncha. The further research require much integrative and thorough.