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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
152
1876
5193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
105
1648
4574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
22
616
1890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
8
364
1101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
3
35
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
11
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
11 Genera with 22 Species
Aphrophora Germar, 1821Spittle Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Cephisus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Enocomia Ball, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Gaeta Metcalf & Br..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Leocomia Ball, 011SpeciesTaxom
Leocomiopsis Metcalf & Br..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronia Amyot & Serv..., 1825Grey sedge2SpeciesTaxom
Microsargane Fowler, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Philaenarcys Hamilton, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Philaronia Ball, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
22 Species
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) corticea Germar, 1821
Cephisus variolosus Walker, 1858
Enocomia ampliata Ball, 1919
Enocomia ovata Ball, 1919
Gaeta bifasciata Metcalf & Br..., 1944
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 quadrangularis Say, 1825Diamond-backed spittle bug
Philaenarcys bilineata Say, 1830Prairie Spittlebug
Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758Common Froghopper
Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876

Subnodes of Aphrophoridae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyAphrophorinae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Spittlebugs
6
7
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