First record of a fossil spittlebug (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Aphrophoridae) in Miocene deposits in Bulgaria
The first fossil record of a spittlebug affiliated to Aphrophora Germar, 1821 (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea: Aphrophoridae) is reported from Bulgaria (Western Rhodopes, Satovcha Graben). The fossil from Middle Miocene deposits represents the first recorded evidence of fossil Auchenorrhyncha in Bulgaria. A forewing illustration of the new finding and review of known fossils of Aphrophora are provided.
Authors
- Nikolay Simov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1626-2964)
- Ilia Gjonov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4239-9756)
- Radost Angelova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8141-8366)
- Vladimir Bozukov
Publication Details
- Journal
- Historia naturalis bulgarica
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.47.022
- Primary Topic
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00