†Eoplatypleura Jiang et al. 2025 (cicada)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Cicadidae
Full reference: H. Jiang, M. S. Moulds, S. M. Blank, J. Rust, and S. Wedmann. 2025. Sounds from the Eocene: the first singing cicada from the Messel Pit, Germany. Scientific Reports 15(12826)
Parent taxon: Platypleurini according to H. Jiang et al. 2025
Sister taxon: Platypleura
Subtaxa: Eoplatypleura messelensis
Type: Eoplatypleura messelensis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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