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Checklist of Family Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946 (Froghoppers)
for Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
612
8112
20932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
611
8101
20891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
584
7978
20649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
122
874
1427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
104
803
1347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
31
318
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
12
179
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
4
21
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
10
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
10 Genera with 20 Species
Aphrophora Germar, 1821Spittle Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Clovia Stål, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Cordia Stål, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronia Amyot & Serv..., 1825Grey sedge1SpeciesTaxom
Napotrephes Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Neophilaenus Haupt, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Poophilus Stål, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Ptyelus Le Peletier ..., 19276SpeciesTaxom
Tremapterus Spinola, 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
20 Species
Clovia callifera Stål, 1856
Clovia ocella Thunberg, 1822
Clovia prolixa Stål, 1855
Cordia albilatera (Walker, 1851)⇒ Cordia basiclarus Jacobi, 1910
Cordia peragrans (Stål, 1855)⇒ Cordia basiniger Jacobi, 1910
Cordia rotundiceps Lallemand, 1927
Lepyronia quadrangularis Say, 1825Diamond-backed spittle bug
Napotrephes africana Stål, 1855
Neophilaenus exclamationis Thunberg, 1784
Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758Common Froghopper
Poophilus costalis Walker, 1851
Poophilus grisescens Schaum, 1853
Poophilus obscurus Walker, 1851
Poophilus terrenus Walker, 1851
Ptyelus caffer Stål, 1854
Ptyelus flavescens Fabricius, 1794
Ptyelus goudoti Bennett, 1833
Ptyelus grossus Fabricius, 1781
Ptyelus transfasciatus Lallemand, 1927
Tremapterus dregei Spinola, 1850

Subnodes of Aphrophoridae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyAphrophorinae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Spittlebugs
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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