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Species

Aphrophora (Aphrophora) similis Lethierry, 1888

Pygofer, lateral view on Aphrophora (Aphrophora) paludicola Vilbaste, 1968 now Aphrophora (Aphrophora) similis Lethierry, 1888: Pygofer, lateral view. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Aphrophora (Aphrophora) paludicola Vilbaste, 1968 now Aphrophora (Aphrophora) similis Lethierry, 1888: Pygofer, lateral view. (Observation).
Subgenital plate, ventral view on Aphrophora (Aphrophora) paludicola Vilbaste, 1968 now Aphrophora (Aphrophora) similis Lethierry, 1888: Pygofer ventral appendages, ventral view. (Observation).
Stylus on Aphrophora (Aphrophora) paludicola Vilbaste, 1968 now Aphrophora (Aphrophora) similis Lethierry, 1888: Stylus. (Observation).
Stylus on Aphrophora (Aphrophora) paludicola Vilbaste, 1968 now Aphrophora (Aphrophora) similis Lethierry, 1888: Stylus, ventral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Aphrophora (Aphrophora) paludicola Vilbaste, 1968 now Aphrophora (Aphrophora) similis Lethierry, 1888: Aedeagus, lateral view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view on Aphrophora (Aphrophora) paludicola Vilbaste, 1968 now Aphrophora (Aphrophora) similis Lethierry, 1888: Aedeagus, caudal view. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view on Aphrophora (Aphrophora) paludicola Vilbaste, 1968 now Aphrophora (Aphrophora) similis Lethierry, 1888: Aedeagus, ventral view. (Observation).
Ovipositor on Aphrophora (Aphrophora) paludicola Vilbaste, 1968 now Aphrophora (Aphrophora) similis Lethierry, 1888: Ovipositor. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (13)

  • Aphrophora similis Lethierry, 1888b: 252.
  • Cercopis similis (Lethierry, 1888) in Reuter, 1908a: 71.
  • Tonkaephora oshodenella Matsumura, 1942 (subjective synonym of Aphrophora similis Lethierry, 1888) in Liang, 1998: 251.
  • Tonkaephora tonkana Matsumura, 1942 (subjective synonym of Aphrophora similis Lethierry, 1888) in Liang, 1998: 251.

Nomenclature references (9)

  • Lethierry, L.F. (1888b) Description de quatre Homoptères nouveaux d'Irkoutsk. Revue d'Entomologie, 7, 252–254.
  • Reuter, O.M. (1908a) Charakteristik und Entwickelungsgeschichte der Hemipteren-Fauna (Heteroptera, Auchenorrhynchia und Psyllidae) der palaearktischen Coniferen. Acta Soc. Sci. Fennicae. 36 (1): 1-129.
  • Matsumura, S. (1940a) New species and genera of Cercopidae in Japan, Korea and Formosa with a list of the known species. Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, 45(2), 35–82.
  • Matsumura, S. (1940b) Cercopid-species from Manchuria. Insecta Matsumurana, 14, 47–51.
  • Matsumura, S. (1942b) New species and new genera of Palaearctic Superfamily Cercopoidea with a tabular key to the classification. (II). Insecta Matsumurana, 16, 71–106.
  • Vilbaste, J. (1968a) On Homoptera Cicadinea of the Maritime Territory (Primorsky Krai). Valgus, Tallinn, 181 pp. + 14 pls. [in Russian]
  • Anufriev, G.A. (1978) On the synonymy and distribution of Aphrophora similis Leth. spittlebug (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Aphrophoridae). [О синонимии и распространении пенницы Aphrophora similis Leth. (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Aphrophoridae)]. Nauchnye Doklady Vysshei Shkoly, Biologicheskie Nauki, 2, 55–58. [in Russian]
  • Komatsu, T. & Hayashi, M. (1998) Type specimens of Matsumura's species of Cercopoidea in the Hokkaido University insect collection, Japan (Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha). Insecta Matsumurana, 54, 167–186.
  • Liang, A.-P. (1998) Oriental and Eastern Palaearctic aphrophorid fauna (Homoptera: Aphrophoridae): taxonomic changes and nomenclatural notes. Oriental Insects, 32, 239–257.
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Etymology:

Latin: similar

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