Aphrophoridae

Mozaffarian, Fariba & Wilson, Michael R., 2015, The aphrophorid spittlebugs of Iran (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea: Aphrophoridae), Zootaxa 4052 (4), pp. 442-456 : 443

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4052.4.2

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C251688B-67DA-452A-ABF9-6853E9ABBBFA

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6120976

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BD1B1B-FFA8-FFFD-4DF0-FB2C8CE5EC6F

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Plazi

scientific name

Aphrophoridae
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Key to species of Aphrophoridae View in CoL View at ENA in Iran

1. Larger species, body length greater than 9 mm ............................................................... 2

- Smaller species, body length less than 9 mm ................................................................4

2. Vertex longer than wide, general colour brown ( Figs 1 View FIGURES 1 – 10 , 11 View FIGURES 11 – 16 a–e, 20)................................ Poophilus costalis View in CoL

- Vertex wider than long................................................................................ 3

3. Body elongate, uniformly orange/yellowish ( Figs 2 View FIGURES 1 – 10 , 21 View FIGURES 20 – 29 )....................................... Aphrophora salicina View in CoL

- Body relatively broad; forewing with two pale areas on costal margin ( Figs 3 View FIGURES 1 – 10 , 12 View FIGURES 11 – 16 a–c, 22)................ Aphrophora alni View in CoL

4. Vertex with dark brown medial stripe extending to scutellum ( Figs 4 View FIGURES 1 – 10 , 13 View FIGURES 11 – 16 a–b, 23)................. Paraphilaenus notatus View in CoL

- Vertex without central distinct markings.................................................................... 5

5. Hind tibia with more than 8 spines........................................................................ 6

- Hind tibia with 8 spines or fewer........................................................................ 8

6. Body short, broad and oval, almost convex in dorsal profile ( Figs 5 View FIGURES 1 – 10 , 14 View FIGURES 11 – 16 a–c, 24).................. Lepyronia coleoptrata View in CoL

- Body more elongate and anterior margins in dorsal view more or less parallel..................................... 7

7. General colour pale whitish-brown with a pale costal margin to forewing ( Figs 6 View FIGURES 1 – 10 , 15 View FIGURES 11 – 16 a–b, 25)........ Neophilaenus lineatus View in CoL

- Darker and smaller species, variable in colour from dark to pale brown ( Figs 7 View FIGURES 1 – 10 , 16 View FIGURES 11 – 16 a–b, 26)....... Neophilaenus campestris View in CoL

8. Male genitalia with lateral basal extensions to anal tube...................................................... 9

- Male genitalia without lateral anal tube extensions to anal tube. Aedeagus as in fig. 17a ( Figs 8 View FIGURES 1 – 10 , 17 View FIGURES 17 – 19 a–c, 27).................................................................................................. Mesoptyelus iranicus

9. Aedeagus as in fig. 18 ( Figs 9 View FIGURES 1 – 10 , 18 View FIGURES 17 – 19 a–c, 28).................................................. Philaenus spumarius View in CoL

- Aedeagus as in fig. 19 ( Figs 10 View FIGURES 1 – 10 , 19 View FIGURES 17 – 19 a–c, 29)................................................ Philaenus elbursianus

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Aphrophoridae

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