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Checklist for Family Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946 (Froghoppers)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
159
1964
4677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
121
1732
4204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
32
615
1631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
13
381
1166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
4
27
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
12
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
12 Genera with 34 Species
Aphrophora Germar, 1830Spittle Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Carystoterpa Lallemand, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Clovia Stål, 18558SpeciesTaxom
Cordia Stål, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronia Amyot & Serv..., 1825Grey sedge1SpeciesTaxom
Napotrephes Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Neophilaenus Haupt, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Philaenarcys Hamilton, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Poophilus Stål, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Ptyelus Le Peletier ..., 19275SpeciesTaxom
Tremapterus Spinola, 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
34 Species
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) quadrinotata Say, 1830Four-spotted Spittlebug
Carystoterpa fingens Walker, 1851
Carystoterpa trimaculata Butler, 1874
Clovia callifera Stål, 1856
Clovia capeneri Synave, 1963
Clovia centralis Distant, 1908
Clovia eranchiensis Synave, 1963
Clovia natalensis Lallemand, 1928
Clovia ocella Thunberg, 1822
Clovia patruelis Stål, 1856
Clovia prolixa Stål, 1855
Cordia albilatera (Walker, 1851)⇒ Cordia basiclarus Jacobi, 1910
Cordia basiclarus Jacobi, 1910
Cordia basiniger 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 chinensis Zachvatkin, 1936
Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758Common Froghopper
Poophilus actuosus Stål, 1855
Poophilus adustus Walker, 1851
Poophilus costalis Walker, 1851
Poophilus grisescens Schaum, 1853
Poophilus latiusculus Stål, 1855
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 Southern Africa
SubfamilyAphrophorinae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Spittlebugs
9
21
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