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Checklist of Family Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946 (Froghoppers)
for America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1308
49520
421464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1302
49454
421283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1167
48637
416604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
256
7283
52243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
184
6422
45107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
38
2606
20932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
18
1804
17028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
4
122
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
32
114
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
32 Genera with 114 Species
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Aphrophora Germar, 1853Spittle Bug32SpeciesTaxom
Balsana Metcalf, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Carystoterpa Lallemand, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cephisus Stål, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Clovia Stål, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Cordia Stål, 02SpeciesTaxom
Egretius Jacobi, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Enocomia Ball, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Epicranion Fowler, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Escragnollia Schmidt, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Gaeta Metcalf & Br..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Interocrea Walker, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Leocomia Ball, 011SpeciesTaxom
Leocomiopsis Metcalf & Br..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronia Amyot & Serv..., 1864Grey sedge6SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronoxia Melichar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Lepyropsis Metcalf & Ho..., 19341SpeciesTaxom
Liorhina Stål, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Microsargane Fowler, 18979SpeciesTaxom
Neophilaenus Haupt, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Orthorapha Westwood, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoptysma Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Palaphrodes Scudder, 18906SpeciesTaxom
Paraphilaenus Vilbaste, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Petrolystra Scudder, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Philaenarcys Hamilton, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 18999SpeciesTaxom
Philagra Stål, 19345SpeciesTaxom
Philaronia Ball, 19797SpeciesTaxom
Ptyelus Le Peletier ..., 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ptysmaphora Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Sphodroscarta Stål, 19563SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
114 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) alni Fallen, 1805Alder froghopper
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) ampliata Hamilton, 1982Double-striped Thick-knee
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) angulata (Ball, 1899)⇒ Lepyronia coleoptrata Linné, 1758
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) corticea Germar, 1821
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) detrita Walker, 1851
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) inflexa Walker, 1858
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) murina Melichar, 1902
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) princeps Walley, 1928Cone Spittlebug
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) quadrinotata Say, 1830Four-spotted Spittlebug
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) regina Hamilton, 1982Double-striped Thick-knee
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) salicina Goeze, 1778Willow froghopper
Aphrophora (Pinimber) cribrata (Lethierry, 1890)⇒ Epipyga cribrata Lethierry, 1890
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) annulata Ball, 1899
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) canadensis Walley, 1928Redring milkweed
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) fulva Doering, 1941Western pine spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) gelida Walker, 1851Boreal Spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) irrorata Ball, 1899
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) maculosa Doering, 1941
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) parallella Say, 1824Spruce spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) permutata Uhler, 1876Douglas-fir spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) punctipes Walley, 1928Redring milkweed
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) saratogensis Fitch, 1851Saratoga Spittle Bug
Aphrophora angusta A. Handlirsch, 1910
Aphrophora cribratus Walker, 1851
Aphrophora detritus Walker, 1851Cow cabbage
Aphrophora gelidus Walker, 1851
Aphrophora parallela (Say, 1824)⇒ Aphrophora parallella Say, 1824
Aphrophora salicis (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Aphrophora forneri Haupt, 1919
Aphrophora signoreti Fitch, 1856
Aphrophora signoretii (Fitch, 1856)⇒ Aphrophora gelidus Walker, 1851
Aphrophora spumarioides O. Heer, 1853
Balsana frontalis Stål, 1862
Balsana fusconotata Stål, 1862
Balsana punctatissima Stål, 1862
Carystoterpa fingens Walker, 1851
Cephisus jacobii Lallemand, 1912
Cephisus siccifolius Walker, 1851
Cephisus variolosus Walker, 1858
Clovia callifera Stål, 1856
Clovia modesta Gibson, 1919
Cordia albilatera (Walker, 1851)⇒ Cordia basiclarus Jacobi, 1910
Cordia myxaAssyrian Plum
Egretius procerus Jacobi, 1908
Enocomia ampliata Ball, 1919
Enocomia ovata Ball, 1919
Epicranion championi Fowler, 1897
Escragnollia meridionalis Jacobi, 1908
Gaeta bifasciata Metcalf & Br..., 1944
Interocrea philagra Hamilton, 1980
Leocomia balloui Metcalf & Br..., 1925
Leocomia collina Myers, 1928
Leocomia fulva Metcalf & Br..., 1925
Leocomia gracilis Metcalf & Br..., 1944
Leocomia grisea Metcalf & Br..., 1925
Leocomia maestralis Metcalf & Br..., 1925
Leocomia matanzas Metcalf & Br..., 1944
Leocomia nagua Metcalf & Br..., 1925
Leocomia parabolocrata Ball, 1919
Leocomia pileae Metcalf & Br..., 1925
Leocomia uprae
Leocomiopsis scaramuzzai Metcalf & Br..., 1944
Lepyronia angulifera (Uhler, 1876)⇒ Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Lepyronia coleoptrata Linné, 1758Leafhopper
Lepyronia gibbosa Ball, 1899Banded Stilt
Lepyronia quadrangularis Say, 1825Diamond-backed spittle bug
Lepyronia sordida Stål, 1864
Lepyronoxia venosa Melichar, 1915
Liorhina fraterna Van Duzee, 1940
Microsargane bipunctura
Microsargane habrotes
Microsargane ios
Microsargane martialis
Microsargane mutans Walker, 1851
Microsargane ornatipennis Lallemand, 1927
Microsargane procera Lallemand, 1927
Microsargane vittata Fowler, 1897
Neophilaenus angustipennis Horváth, 1909
Neophilaenus lineata Linnaeus, 1758
Neophilaenus lineatus Linné, 1758Lined Spittle Bug
Orthorapha cassidioides Westwood, 1832
Palaeoptysma venosa S. H. Scudder, 1895
Palaphrodes cincta S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palaphrodes irregularis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palaphrodes obliqua S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palaphrodes obscura S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palaphrodes transversa S. H. Scudder, 1890
Paraphilaenus parallelus Stearns, 1918Crab-plover
Petrolystra gigantea S. H. Scudder, 1878
Petrolystra heros S. H. Scudder, 1878
Philaenarcys bilineata Say, 1830Prairie Spittlebug
Philaenarcys killa Hamilton, 1979
Philaenarcys spartina Hamilton, 1979Saltmarsh spittlebug
Philaenus americanus (Baker, 1897)⇒ Philaenarcys bilineata Say, 1830
Philaenus leucophthalmus Linné, 1758
Philaenus parallelus Stearns, 1918
Philaenus quadriguttatus Weber, 1801
Philaenus spumaria Linnaeus, 1758
Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758Common Froghopper
Philaenus spumarius quadrimaculatus Schrank, 1776
Philaenus spumarius tessellatus Melichar, 1899
Philagra aconophoroides Walker, 1858
Philagra albinotata Uhler, 1896
Philagra fusca Lallemand, 1927Spittlebug
Philagra parva Donovan, 1805Common Spittle Bug
Philagra vittata (Metcalf & Ho..., 1934)⇒ Philagra parva Donovan, 1805
Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Philaronia abjectus Uhler, 1876
Philaronia canadensis Walley, 1929Crab-plover
Philaronia fuscovaria Stål, 1864
Philaronia pauca Hamilton, 1979
Philaronia superba Hamilton, 1979
Ptyelus angulatus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Lepyronia coleoptrata Linné, 1758
Ptysmaphora fletcheri S. H. Scudder, 1895
Sphodroscarta gigas Fabricius, 1798
Sphodroscarta trivirgata Amyot & Serv..., 1843
Sphodroscarta weyrauchi Lallemand, 1956

Subnodes of Aphrophoridae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyAphrophorinae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Spittlebugs
15
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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