Aphrophora

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Aphrophora
Aphrophora salicina (Aphrophoridae) - (imago), Arnhem, the Netherlands - 2.jpg
Aphrophora salicina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Aphrophoridae
Genus: Aphrophora
Germar, 1821

Aphrophora is a genus of spittlebugs in the family Aphrophoridae. There are at least 80 described species in Aphrophora. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Aphrophora alni Aphrophoridae - Aphrophora alni.jpg
Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora nymph, probably Aphrophora saratogensis on hemlock Aphrophora nymph.jpg
Aphrophora nymph, probably Aphrophora saratogensis on hemlock
Aphrophora quadrinotata Aphrophora quadrinotata.jpg
Aphrophora quadrinotata

Species

Species within this genus include: [7]

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References

  1. "Aphrophora Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  2. "Aphrophora Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  3. "Aphrophora Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  4. "Browse Aphrophora". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  5. Biolib
  6. Fauna europaea
  7. Hemiptera Database
  8. Handlirsch, A. (1910). "Canadian fossil Insects. 5. Insects from the Tertiary lake deposits of the southern interior of British Columbia, collected by Mr. Lawrence M. Lambe". Contributions to Canadian Palaeontology. 2 (3): 93–129.