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Aphrophora alni - Erlenschaumzikade

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Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG. 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Hemiptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true bugs, Schnabelkerfe)Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha (cicadas & leafhoppers)Infraorder: Cicadomorpha (Rundkopfzikaden)Superfamily: Cercopoidea (froghoppers or spittlebugs)Family: Aphrophoridae EVANS, 1946 (spittle bugs, Schaumzikaden)Genus: Aphrophora GERMAR, 1821possibly: Aphrophora alni FALLN, 1805 (European Alder Spittle Bug, Erlenschaumzikade)[det "rockwolf", 2013, based on this photo]Germany, N-Hesse, Bad Hersfeld: Ottrau, ca. 300-400m asl., 10.06.2012IMG_0977

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