Aphrophora salicina (Goeze, 1778)

Angelova, Radost & Gjonov, Ilia, 2024, Twenty-five-year mapping species of the superfamily Cercopoidea (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha) in Bulgaria, Biodiversity Data Journal 12, pp. e 124720-e 124720 : e124720-

Aphrophora salicina (Goeze, 1778)

Notes

Distribution map (Fig. 3 a ) and habitus (Fig. 3 b ).

Chresonymy: Aphrophora salicis Degeer in Nedjalkov (1908); Aphrophora salicis de Geer in Joakimov (1909); Aphrophora salicis De Geer, 1773 in Dlabola (1957); Aphrophora salicis De Geer in Pelov (1968); Aphrophora costalis Matsmura in Sander (1985); Aphrophora costalis Mats. in Nast (1987); Aphrophora pectoralis (Matsumura, 1903) in Angelova and Gjonov (2022)

Literature data: Northern and eastern Bulgaria ( Nedjalkov 1908); Danube Valley ( Pelov 1968); Sofia Plain ( Joakimov 1909, Pelov 1968, Sander 1985); Sredna Gora Mts. ( Joakimov 1909, Angelova and Gjonov 2022); Krupnik-Sandanski-Petrich Valley ( Sander 1985); Rhodopes ( Joakimov 1909, Gjonov 2004); Sakar-Tundzhan Region ( Dlabola 1957).

New data: Danube Plain; Dobrudzha; Northern Black Sea Coast; Central and Eastern Stara Planina Mts.; Kraishtensko-Konjavo Region; Sofia Plain; Sub-Balkan valleys; Vitosha Mts.; Sredna Gora Mts.; Krupnik-Sandanski-Petrich Valley; Rila Mts.; Mesta River Valley; Rhodopes; Slavjanka Mts.; Upper Thracian Lowland, Strandzha Mts.; Southern Black Sea coast. Detailed occurrence data: Angelova and Gjonov (2024).

Phenology: May-September.

Altitudinal distribution: 5-1600 m a. s. l.

Host plant: Olygophagous on Salix sp. ( Nickel 2003).

Additional notes: Common in river valleys.

Figures

Figure 3 a. Distribution map in Bulgaria;

Figure 3 b. Habitus (photo: I. Gjonov).