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Checklist for Subfamily Aphrophorinae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Spittlebugs)
and region Italy (South Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
647
11006
52621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
643
10985
52537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
613
10885
52243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
138
1612
5387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
102
1382
4705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
20
396
1259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
6
255
875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
2
12
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
6
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphrophorinae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Spittlebugs
5
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Italy
5 Genera with 20 Species
Aphrophora Germar, 1903Spittle Bug7SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronia Amyot & Serv..., 1758Grey sedge1SpeciesTaxom
Neophilaenus Haupt, 18687SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Ptyelus Le Peletier ..., 18021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Italy
20 Species
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) alni Fallen, 1805Alder froghopper
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) corticea Germar, 1821
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) major Uhler, 1896
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) salicina Goeze, 1778Willow froghopper
Aphrophora alpina (Melichar, 1900)⇒ Aphrophora major Uhler, 1896
Aphrophora costalis (Matsumura, 1903)⇒ Omalophora costalis Matsumura, 1903
Aphrophora pectoralis (Matsumura, 1903)⇒ Omalophora pectoralis Matsumura, 1903
Lepyronia coleoptrata Linné, 1758Leafhopper
Neophilaenus albipennis Fabricius, 1798
Neophilaenus campestris Fallen, 1805
Neophilaenus exclamationis Thunberg, 1784
Neophilaenus infumatus Haupt, 1917
Neophilaenus limpidus Wagner, 1935
Neophilaenus lineatus Linné, 1758Lined Spittle Bug
Neophilaenus minor Kirschbaum, 1868
Philaenus italosignus Drosopoulos ..., 2000
Philaenus leucophthalmus Linné, 1758
Philaenus signatus Melichar, 1896
Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758Common Froghopper
Ptyelus nebulus Turton, 1802

Subnodes of Aphrophorinae with occurrences in Italy
TribeAphrophorini
Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLepyroniini
Lallemand and Synave, 1952
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePhilaenini
Metcalf, 1955
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aphrophorinae at itis.gov