Paraphilaenus notatus ( Mulsant & Rey, 1855 )

Mozaffarian, Fariba & Wilson, Michael R., 2015, The aphrophorid spittlebugs of Iran (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea: Aphrophoridae), Zootaxa 4052 (4), pp. 442-456 : 454

Paraphilaenus notatus ( Mulsant & Rey, 1855)

( Figs 4 , 13 a–b, 23)

Ptyelus notatus Mulsant & Rey, 1855:213 .

Material examined. Golestan: Sulgerd, 1156m, 22.vii.1996, leg. Atabay, 1♀ ( HMIM). Khorasan: Shirahmad, 1500m, 20.vii.1997, leg. Mirzayans/ Nazari, 1♂ ( HMIM).

Distribution and habitat. Little is known about this species. It is comparatively rare and may be underrecorded. Emeljanov (1967) mentioned the activity of the species on cereals and in steppes. The species is here recorded from Iran for the first time. According to Emeljanov (1967), Nast (1972), Holzinger et al. (2003) and the data of our examined specimens, Paraphilaenus notatus is found in western and Southern Europe, Iran (Northeast, fig. 23) and Central Asia.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 10. Dorsal view of Aphrophoridae species of Iran: 1. Poophilus costalis. 2. Aphrophora salicina. 3. Aphrophora alni. 4. Forebody of Paraphilaenus notatus. 5. Lepyronia coleoptrata. 6. Neophilaenus lineatus. 7. Neophilaenus campestris. 8. Mesoptylus iranicus. 9. Philaenus spumarius. 10. Philaenus elbursianus.

FIGURES 11 – 16. Male genitalia of Aphrophoridae species of Iran: 11. Poophilus costalis: a) aedeagus. b, c) stylus. d) anal tube. e) genital plate. 12. Aphrophora alni: a) aedeagus. b) stylus. 13. Paraphilaenus notatus: a) aedeagus. b) stylus. 14. Lepyronia coleoptrata: a) aedeagus. b) stylus. c) anal tube. 15. Neophilaenus lineatus: a) aedeagus. b) stylus. 16. Neophilaenus campestris: a) aedeagus. b) stylus.