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Checklist for Subfamily Aphrophorinae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Spittlebugs)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
115
749
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
85
648
983
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
22
167
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
6
103
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
2
11
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
3
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAphrophorinae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Spittlebugs
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
2 Genera with 5 Species
Clovia Stål, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Ptyelus Le Peletier ..., 17813SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
5 Species
Clovia bigoti Signoret, 1858
Clovia prolixa Stål, 1855
Ptyelus flavescens Fabricius, 1794
Ptyelus goudoti Bennett, 1833
Ptyelus grossus Fabricius, 1781


Links, sources and further information
Aphrophorinae at itis.gov