The some aphrophorid spittlebugs of East Anatolia (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea: Aphrophoridae)

Abstract

The study was carried out to determine Aphrophoridae species in East Anatolia in 2018. Five species were collected by sweeping net on herbs. The collected specimens were identified as: Aphrophora salicina (Goeze, 1778), Lepyronia coleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1758), Paraphilaenus notatus (Mulsant & Rey, 1855), Philaenus spumarius (Linnaeus, 1758), Neophilaenus campestris (Fallén, 1805). The species P. spumarius and L. coleoptrata were the most abundant species and the others were rather rare. The species of family Aphrophoridae are xylem feeders so they are considered as candidates for transmitting bacteria Xylella fastidiosa. Therefore the role of the identified species in the agricultural ecosystems in the collecting sites needs to be studied.