Journal article

A New Genus of Ricaniidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) from the Late Eocene Bembridge Marls, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

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Creator
  • Stroiński, Adam
  • Ross, Andrew J  ( ORCID )
  • Szwedo, Jacek
2023

Abstract
  • A new monospecific fossil genus of ricaniid planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Ricaniidae), Worako gen. nov., is described with Worako yulei sp. nov. The fossil is reported from the Late Eocene Insect Bed of the Bembridge Marls, Isle of Wight, UK. It is the second record of Ricaniidae from these strata and third fossil record of Ricaniidae from the United Kingdom. The morphological characters and biogeographical importance of the fossils are briefly discussed.

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Resource Type
  • Journal article
Creator
  • Stroiński, Adam
  • Ross, Andrew J  ( ORCID )
  • Szwedo, Jacek
Date published
  • 2023-12-01
Institution
  • National Museums Scotland
Organisational unit
  • Natural Sciences
Journal title
  • Annales Zoologici
Volume
  • 73
Issue
  • 4
Pagination
  • 609-617
Publisher
  • Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences
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DOI
  • 10.3161/00034541anz2023.73.4.004
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