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Checklist for Subfamily Aphrophorinae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Spittlebugs)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
260
7482
52861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
188
6619
45703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
40
2748
21258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
19
1849
17120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
5
136
831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
37
122
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphrophorinae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Spittlebugs
18
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
18 Genera with 76 Species
Aphrophora Germar, 1853Spittle Bug31SpeciesTaxom
Carystoterpa Lallemand, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cephisus Stål, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Clovia Stål, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Cloviana Lallemand, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Egretius Jacobi, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Interocrea Walker, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronia Amyot & Serv..., 1864Grey sedge6SpeciesTaxom
Liorhina Stål, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Napotrephes Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Neophilaenus Haupt, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Paraphilaenus Vilbaste, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Perinoia Walker, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Philaenarcys Hamilton, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 18998SpeciesTaxom
Philagra Stål, 19346SpeciesTaxom
Philaronia Ball, 19796SpeciesTaxom
Ptyelus Le Peletier ..., 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
76 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) alni Fallen, 1805Alder froghopper
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) ampliata Hamilton, 1982Double-striped Thick-knee
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) angulata (Ball, 1899)⇒ Lepyronia coleoptrata Linné, 1758
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) corticea Germar, 1821
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) detrita Walker, 1851
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) inflexa Walker, 1858
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) murina Melichar, 1902
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) princeps Walley, 1928Cone Spittlebug
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) quadrinotata Say, 1830Four-spotted Spittlebug
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) regina Hamilton, 1982Double-striped Thick-knee
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) salicina Goeze, 1778Willow froghopper
Aphrophora (Pinimber) cribrata (Lethierry, 1890)⇒ Epipyga cribrata Lethierry, 1890
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) annulata Ball, 1899
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) canadensis Walley, 1928Redring milkweed
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) fulva Doering, 1941Western pine spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) gelida Walker, 1851Boreal Spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) irrorata Ball, 1899
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) maculosa Doering, 1941
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) parallella Say, 1824Spruce spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) permutata Uhler, 1876Douglas-fir spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) punctipes Walley, 1928Redring milkweed
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) saratogensis Fitch, 1851Saratoga Spittle Bug
Aphrophora angusta A. Handlirsch, 1910
Aphrophora cribratus Walker, 1851
Aphrophora detritus Walker, 1851Cow cabbage
Aphrophora gelidus Walker, 1851
Aphrophora parallela (Say, 1824)⇒ Aphrophora parallella Say, 1824
Aphrophora salicis (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Aphrophora forneri Haupt, 1919
Aphrophora signoreti Fitch, 1856
Aphrophora signoretii (Fitch, 1856)⇒ Aphrophora gelidus Walker, 1851
Aphrophora spumarioides O. Heer, 1853
Carystoterpa fingens Walker, 1851
Cephisus jacobii Lallemand, 1912
Cephisus siccifolius Walker, 1851
Cephisus variolosus Walker, 1858
Clovia callifera Stål, 1856
Clovia modesta Gibson, 1919
Cloviana nitida Blöte, 1957
Egretius procerus Jacobi, 1908
Interocrea philagra Hamilton, 1980
Lepyronia angulifera (Uhler, 1876)⇒ Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Lepyronia coleoptrata Linné, 1758Leafhopper
Lepyronia gibbosa Ball, 1899Banded Stilt
Lepyronia okadae Matsumura, 1903
Lepyronia quadrangularis Say, 1825Diamond-backed spittle bug
Lepyronia sordida Stål, 1864
Liorhina fraterna Van Duzee, 1940
Napotrephes africana Stål, 1855
Neophilaenus albipennis Fabricius, 1798
Neophilaenus angustipennis Horváth, 1909
Neophilaenus lineata Linnaeus, 1758
Neophilaenus lineatus Linné, 1758Lined Spittle Bug
Paraphilaenus parallelus Stearns, 1918Crab-plover
Perinoia striata Blöte, 1957
Philaenarcys bilineata Say, 1830Prairie Spittlebug
Philaenarcys killa Hamilton, 1979
Philaenarcys spartina Hamilton, 1979Saltmarsh spittlebug
Philaenus americanus (Baker, 1897)⇒ Philaenarcys bilineata Say, 1830
Philaenus leucophthalmus Linné, 1758
Philaenus parallelus Stearns, 1918
Philaenus quadriguttatus Weber, 1801
Philaenus spumaria Linnaeus, 1758
Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758Common Froghopper
Philaenus spumarius quadrimaculatus Schrank, 1776
Philaenus spumarius tessellatus Melichar, 1899
Philagra aconophoroides Walker, 1858
Philagra albinotata Uhler, 1896
Philagra concolor Hacker, 1926
Philagra fusca Lallemand, 1927Spittlebug
Philagra parva Donovan, 1805Common Spittle Bug
Philagra vittata (Metcalf & Ho..., 1934)⇒ Philagra parva Donovan, 1805
Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Philaronia abjectus Uhler, 1876
Philaronia canadensis Walley, 1929Crab-plover
Philaronia fuscovaria Stål, 1864
Philaronia pauca Hamilton, 1979
Philaronia superba Hamilton, 1979
Ptyelus angulatus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Lepyronia coleoptrata Linné, 1758

Subnodes of Aphrophorinae with occurrences in America
TribeAphrophorini
Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
3
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLepyroniini
Lallemand and Synave, 1952
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhilaenini
Metcalf, 1955
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePtyelini
Fowler, 1897
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aphrophorinae at itis.gov