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Checklist of Family Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946 (Froghoppers)
for Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
757
16427
71364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
754
16419
71346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
701
16115
70281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
166
2432
8317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
116
2125
7169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
30
888
3384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
12
683
2935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
4
53
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
8 Genera with 12 Species
Aphrophora Germar, 1821Spittle Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Balsana Metcalf, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Cephisus Stål, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronoxia Melichar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Orthorapha Westwood, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Philagra Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Sphodroscarta Stål, 18431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
12 Species
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) corticea Germar, 1821
Balsana frontalis Stål, 1862
Balsana fusconotata Stål, 1862
Balsana punctatissima Stål, 1862
Cephisus jacobii Lallemand, 1912
Cephisus siccifolius Walker, 1851
Lepyronoxia venosa Melichar, 1915
Orthorapha cassidioides Westwood, 1832
Philaenus quadriguttatus Weber, 1801
Philaenus spumaria Linnaeus, 1758
Philagra aconophoroides Walker, 1858
Sphodroscarta trivirgata Amyot & Serv..., 1843

Subnodes of Aphrophoridae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyAphrophorinae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Spittlebugs
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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