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Aphrophoridae

Insecta - Hemiptera - Aphrophoridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Aphrophorinae Scudder p. 530
1964Aphrophorinae Becker-Migdisova p. 7
2012Aphrophoridae Cryan and Urban
2018Aphrophoridae Szwedo p. 110
2019Aphrophoridae Szwedo p. 373
2021Aphrophoridae Borodin and Borodina p. 161

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Clareocercaria
—Acercaria()
superorderPancondylognatha
—Condylognatha
orderHemiptera
suborderAuchenorrhyncha()
infraorderCicadomorphaEvans 1946
superfamilyCercopoideaLeach 1815
familyAphrophoridae()
familyAphrophoridae()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Aphrophoridae Amyot and Audinet-Serville 1843
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Subfm. Aphrophorinae Amyot and Audinet-Serville 1843
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Tr. Aphrophorini Amyot and Audinet-Serville 1843
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G. Aphrophora Germar 1821
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Subg. Aphrophora (Ptyela) Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau and Audinet-Serville 1828
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†Aphrophora (Ptyela) carbonaria Germar and Berendt 1856
†Aphrophora angusta Handlirsch 1910
†Aphrophora brevistylata Theobald 1937
†Aphrophora coquandi Theobald 1937
†Aphrophora dimidia Förster 1891
†Aphrophora electrina Germar and Berendt 1856
†Aphrophora molassica Heer 1853
†Aphrophora pinguicula Heer 1853
†Aphrophora pitoni Dmitriev 2020
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Invalid names: Aphrophora maculata Piton 1936 [replaced]
†Aphrophora protocalla Cockerell 1925
†Aphrophora pulchra Förster 1891
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Invalid names: Aphrophora antiqua Förster 1891 [synonym]
†Aphrophora stavropolitana Becker-Migdisova 1964
†Aphrophora ungeri Heer 1853
†Aphrophora vetusta Germar and Berendt 1856
G. Sinophora Melichar 1902
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†Sinophora miocaenica Becker-Migdisova 1964
Tr. Philagrini Schmidt 1920
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G. Philagra Stal 1863
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†Philagra karaganensis Becker-Migdisova 1964
†Philagra kudiana Cockerell 1925
Tr. Ptyelini Fowler 1897
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G. Ptyelus Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau and Audinet-Serville 1828
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†Ptyelus marcatus Theobald 1937
†Ptyelus spumiferus Heer 1853
Invalid names: Philaenini Metcalf 1955 [empty]
G. †Blenniphora Szwedo 2019
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†Blenniphora bikkanoa Szwedo 2019
†Blenniphora skaka Szwedo 2019
†Blenniphora woodwardi Cockerell 1922
G. †Luisphantyelus Szwedo 2019
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†Luisphantyelus briwus Szwedo 2019
G. †Natajephora Szwedo 2019
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†Natajephora lijanka Szwedo 2019
G. †Palaeoptysma Scudder 1895
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†Palaeoptysma venosa Scudder 1895
G. †Palaphrodes Scudder 1890
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†Palaphrodes cincta Scudder 1890
†Palaphrodes irregularis Scudder 1890
†Palaphrodes obliqua Scudder 1890
†Palaphrodes obscura Scudder 1890
†Palaphrodes transversa Scudder 1890
G. †Petrolystra Scudder 1878
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†Petrolystra gigantea Scudder 1878
†Petrolystra heros Scudder 1878
G. †Ptysmaphora Scudder 1895
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†Ptysmaphora fletcheri Scudder 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Sarmatian or 61.66000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24France (Auvergne) Aphrophora maculata (113685)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Canada (British Columbia) Aphrophora angusta (119864) Aphrophora sp., Palaphrodes sp., Ptysmaphora fletcheri, Palaeoptysma venosa (121046)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Palaphrodes cincta, Palaphrodes obscura, Palaphrodes irregularis (122093)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Aphrophora woodwardi, Aphrophoridae indet. 1, Aphrophoridae indet. 2, Blenniphora bikkanoa, Luisphantyelus briwus (123960) Aphrophoridae indet. 2, Aphrophoridae indet. 3, Blenniphora skaka (21976) Natajephora lijanka (123959)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Aphrophora electrina, Aphrophora vetusta, Aphrophora carbonaria (109625)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Aphrophora sp., Petrolystra gigantea, Petrolystra heros, Palaphrodes cincta, Palaphrodes obscura, Palaphrodes irregularis, Palaphrodes obliqua, Palaphrodes transversa (106384) Palaphrodes irregularis (106381)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France Aphrophora dimidia, Cercopis sp. (121476) Aphrophora pinguicula (121474) Aphrophora pulchra, Aphrophora antiqua (121473)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France Ptyelus spumiferus (122535)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Aphrophora sp., Aphrophora pulchra, Ptyelus marcatus, Aphrophora brevistylata (122407)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Aphrophora coquandi (113712 122508 122509 138838) Aphrophora pinguicula (122876) Aphrophora spumifera (122877)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Switzerland Aphrophora molassica (122212)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Spain (Castellon) Aphrophora sp. (140792 140796 140797 140798)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Russian Federation Philagra kudiana, Aphrophora protocalla (113705)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Bulgaria Aphrophora sp. (181730)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Aphrophora stavropolitana (125990) Aphrophorinae indet. (125994 149636) Philagra karaganensis (138756) Sinophora miocaenica (125991)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Croatia Aphrophora spumifera (117761) Aphrophora ungeri (113693) Cercopis ungeri (117246)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Aphrophora spumarioides (113689 115304 115305 122869)