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Checklist for Family Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946 (Froghoppers)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
135
1331
4916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
105
1185
4581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
22
420
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
8
306
1686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
4
25
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
10
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
10 Genera with 29 Species
Aphrophora Germar, 1856Spittle Bug14SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronia Amyot & Serv..., 1825Grey sedge3SpeciesTaxom
Neophilaenus Haupt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoptysma Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Palaphrodes Scudder, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphilaenus Vilbaste, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Philaenarcys Hamilton, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Philaronia Ball, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Ptysmaphora Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
29 Species
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) alni Fallen, 1805Alder froghopper
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) princeps Walley, 1928Cone Spittlebug
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) quadrinotata Say, 1830Four-spotted Spittlebug
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) regina Hamilton, 1982Double-striped Thick-knee
Aphrophora (Pinimber) cribrata (Lethierry, 1890)⇒ Epipyga cribrata Lethierry, 1890
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) canadensis Walley, 1928Redring milkweed
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) maculosa Doering, 1941
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) parallella Say, 1824Spruce spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) permutata Uhler, 1876Douglas-fir spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) saratogensis Fitch, 1851Saratoga Spittle Bug
Aphrophora angusta A. Handlirsch, 1910
Aphrophora gelidus Walker, 1851
Aphrophora parallela (Say, 1824)⇒ Aphrophora parallella Say, 1824
Aphrophora signoretii (Fitch, 1856)⇒ Aphrophora gelidus Walker, 1851
Lepyronia angulifera (Uhler, 1876)⇒ Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Lepyronia coleoptrata Linné, 1758Leafhopper
Lepyronia quadrangularis Say, 1825Diamond-backed spittle bug
Neophilaenus lineatus Linné, 1758Lined Spittle Bug
Palaeoptysma venosa S. H. Scudder, 1895
Paraphilaenus parallelus Stearns, 1918Crab-plover
Philaenarcys bilineata Say, 1830Prairie Spittlebug
Philaenarcys killa Hamilton, 1979
Philaenarcys spartina Hamilton, 1979Saltmarsh spittlebug
Philaenus leucophthalmus Linné, 1758
Philaenus parallelus Stearns, 1918
Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758Common Froghopper
Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Philaronia canadensis Walley, 1929Crab-plover
Ptysmaphora fletcheri S. H. Scudder, 1895

Subnodes of Aphrophoridae with occurrences in Canada
SubfamilyAphrophorinae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Spittlebugs
7
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aphrophoridae at artfakta.se
Aphrophoridae at dyntaxa.se
Aphrophoridae at gbif.org
Aphrophoridae at irmng.org
Aphrophoridae at itis.gov