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Taxonomy of Family Cercopidae Leach, 1815
froghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
710
28641
240164
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
564
25824
208282
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
62
10014
88138
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
32
6653
62742
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
7
592
5775
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyCercopidae
Leach, 1815
Froghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs
294
3471
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Cercopidae Leach, 1815
SubfamilyCercopinae
Westwood, 1838
Froghoppers
83
1148
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCosmoscartinae
Schmidt, 1920
29
898
Genera
Species
SubfamilyIschnorhininae
Schmidt, 1920
61
1081
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTomaspidinae
Jacobi, 1921
  ⇒ Tomaspidini
0
0
Genera
Species
GenusAcanthodeois
Sakakibara, 1979
0Species
GenusAllocercopis
Lin, 1997
1Species
GenusAnoplomasthus
Schmidt, 1911
2Species
GenusBalsania
Hamilton, 2013
  ⇒ Orthorapha
0Species
GenusBandisia
Stål, 1866
0Species
GenusBeesoniella
Lallemand, 1933
  ⇒ Beesonula
2Species
GenusBelletochlamys
Linnavuori, 1969
0Species
GenusBerro
Szwedo, 2019
1Species
GenusBlötea
2Species
GenusBlötea
Lallemand, 1957
  ⇒ Bloetea
2Species
GenusCercopites
Scudder, 1890
3Species
GenusCercopsis
1Species
GenusCicadellites
Heer, 1853
6Species
GenusComoscarta
1Species
GenusCosmocasta
2Species
GenusCostaclovia
Hamilton, 1981
5Species
GenusDauphina
Distant, 1908
7Species
GenusDawsonites
Scudder, 1895
1Species
GenusDelassor
Fennah, 1949
18Species
GenusEocarta
1Species
GenusEocercopidium
Zeuner, 1944
1Species
GenusEocercopis
Handlirsch, 1939
4Species
GenusEoptyelis
1Species
GenusEoscartoides
Evans, 1956
5Species
GenusEoscartopsis
Matsumura, 1940
2Species
GenusEsocarta
1Species
GenusEulepyroniella
Schmidt, 1925
5Species
GenusFennahia
Martins-Neto, 1988
1Species
GenusFunkhouseria
Lallemand, 1938
2Species
GenusFusiptyelus
Hamilton, 1981
1Species
GenusGaetopsis
Ramos Alemar, 1957
0Species
GenusGoscarta
1Species
GenusGynopgolax
1Species
GenusGynopygocarta
Lallemand, 1930
1Species
GenusGynopygolax
3Species
GenusGyrurus
Tishechkin, 2012
  ⇒ Philaenus
0Species
GenusHematoloma
1Species
GenusHemieoscarta
Lallemand, 1949
1Species
GenusHemitomaspis
Lallemand, 1949
3Species
GenusHemitriecphora
Lallemand, 1949
15Species
GenusHemitriecphorella
1Species
GenusHomalosthetus
2Species
GenusHoriscarta
Matsumura, 1940
2Species
GenusHorvathiana
Metcalf, 1952
1Species
GenusHuania
1Species
GenusHylotoma
Latreille, 1802
  ⇒ Arge
89Species
GenusIkedana
Synave, 1957
0Species
GenusKanoscarta
Matsumura, 1940
1Species
GenusKeducarta
Schmidt, 1931
4Species
GenusKeduscarta
1Species
GenusKotozana
1Species
GenusKuscarta
Matsumura, 1940
1Species
GenusKyphomachaerota
Bell & Cryan, 2013
1Species
GenusLabramachaerota
Bell & Cryan, 2013
1Species
GenusLeptaspis
2Species
GenusLepyroniella
Melichar, 1913
4Species
GenusLiparonotum
0Species
GenusLiternella
Synave, 1968
0Species
GenusLiternodes
Synave, 1968
0Species
GenusLiternopsis
Synave, 1968
0Species
GenusLithecphora
Scudder, 1890
4Species
GenusLitorna
1Species
GenusLocrites
Scudder, 1890
3Species
GenusLuederwaldtella
Schmidt, 1923
  ⇒ Luederwaldtia
1Species
GenusLuederwaldtia
Schmidt, 1922
2Species
GenusMaconaima
1Species
GenusManaharva
1Species
GenusManecphora
1Species
GenusMaxantenia
1Species
GenusMegacercopis
Cockerell, 1925
1Species
GenusMicroclimax
1Species
GenusMicrolaqueus
1Species
GenusMonecephora
Stål, 1855
0Species
GenusNeocercopis
Lallemand, 1932
1Species
GenusNesaulax
Jacobi, 1917
9Species
GenusNisocercopis
Lin, 1977
1Species
GenusOkiscarta
Matsumura, 1940
9Species
GenusOphistharostethus
3Species
GenusOpistarsostethus
Schmidt, 1910
5Species
GenusOpistharsotheus
1Species
GenusPachypterinella
Lallemand, 1927
1Species
GenusPalecphora
Scudder, 1890
6Species
GenusPaphnutiusus
1Species
GenusParafitopteryx
Martins-Neto, 1989
1Species
GenusParastenaulophrys
Chou & Wu in Yuan, Zhou & Wu, 1992
0Species
GenusParatriecphora
Lallemand, 1949
1Species
GenusPeudaphrophora
1Species
GenusPhymastetha
1Species
GenusPhymathostetha
1Species
GenusPhymatostheta
2Species
GenusPhymatosthetha
1Species
GenusPhytozamia
Fennah, 1949
7Species
GenusPinimber
Hamilton, 1982
0Species
GenusPlatyptyelus
Hamilton, 1980
0Species
GenusPogorhinella
1Species
GenusPriecphora
1Species
GenusPrinecphora
Scudder, 1890
1Species
GenusPseudeoscarta
Lallemand, 1933
1Species
GenusRhianulax
1Species
GenusRinaulax
3Species
GenusRoscarta
1Species
GenusSchinorhina
1Species
GenusSialoscarta
kr�geri Schmidt, 1906
10Species
GenusSimelira
Lallemand, 1928
1Species
GenusSinocercopis
Hong, 1982
5Species
GenusSphenorrhina
1Species
GenusStenaulophrys
Jacobi, 1921
4Species
GenusStenecphora
Scudder, 1895
1Species
GenusStenolocris
Scudder, 1895
1Species
GenusSternoplaxophora
Boulard & Boulard, 1979
0Species
GenusSuracatra
1Species
GenusTadascarta
Matsumura, 1940
3Species
GenusTanuphis
Jacobi, 1922
1Species
GenusTettigoscarta
Breddin, 1903
  ⇒ Considia
3Species
GenusThomaspis
1Species
GenusThoodzata
Distant, 1908
4Species
GenusTilophora
Matsumura, 1942
1Species
GenusTricephora
7Species
GenusTriecophora
Scudder in Zittel, 1885
1Species
GenusTriepphora
1Species
GenusVigilantius
Distant, 1916
1Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Cercopidae
GermanBlutzikaden, Schaumzikaden, Schaumzirpen
EnglishFroghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs
DutchBloedcicaden, Schuimcicaden, Spuugbeestjes
DanishBlodcikader
FinnishSylkikaskaat
NorwegianSmå skumsikader


Distribution and Species lists of Cercopidae Leach, 1815
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Albania
4 Genera  13 Species
Algeria
2 Genera  7 Species
Andorra
1 Genus  1 Species
Angola
5 Genera  20 Species
Argentina
26 Genera  62 Species
Armenia
1 Genus  2 Species
Australia
17 Genera  49 Species
Austria
5 Genera  15 Species
Azerbaijan
1 Genus  1 Species
Bahamas
18 Genera  27 Species
Bangladesh
7 Genera  18 Species
Barbados
18 Genera  27 Species
Belarus
2 Genera  4 Species
Belgium
4 Genera  14 Species
Belize
19 Genera  31 Species
Benin
3 Genera  6 Species
Bhutan
6 Genera  14 Species
Bolivia
32 Genera  83 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 Genera  12 Species
Botswana
3 Genera  5 Species
Brazil
43 Genera  169 Species
Brunei
20 Genera  82 Species
Bulgaria
4 Genera  13 Species
Burundi
2 Genera  2 Species
Cambodia
11 Genera  23 Species
Cameroon
14 Genera  33 Species
Canada
13 Genera  18 Species
Cape Verde
1 Genus  1 Species
Central African Republic
3 Genera  3 Species
Chad
3 Genera  3 Species
Chile
18 Genera  28 Species
China
28 Genera  113 Species
Colombia
33 Genera  104 Species
Comoros
1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
27 Genera  61 Species
Croatia
7 Genera  27 Species
Cuba
19 Genera  30 Species
Czech Republic
7 Genera  15 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
14 Genera  80 Species
Denmark
3 Genera  13 Species
Djibouti
2 Genera  2 Species
Dominica
18 Genera  27 Species
East Timor
1 Genus  4 Species
Ecuador
36 Genera  117 Species
El Salvador
2 Genera  2 Species
Equatorial Guinea
5 Genera  6 Species
Eritrea
3 Genera  3 Species
Estonia
3 Genera  14 Species
Ethiopia
3 Genera  9 Species
Fiji
1 Genus  1 Species
Finland
4 Genera  14 Species
France
39 Genera  121 Species
Gabon
6 Genera  9 Species
Gambia
2 Genera  3 Species
Georgia
4 Genera  6 Species
Germany
11 Genera  33 Species
Ghana
5 Genera  10 Species
Greece
5 Genera  15 Species
Grenada
18 Genera  27 Species
Guatemala
20 Genera  40 Species
Guinea
5 Genera  10 Species
Guyana
23 Genera  37 Species
Haiti
16 Genera  25 Species
Honduras
19 Genera  31 Species
Hungary
3 Genera  12 Species
India
25 Genera  144 Species
Indonesia
65 Genera  663 Species
Iran
2 Genera  3 Species
Ireland
2 Genera  11 Species
Israel
2 Genera  2 Species
Italy
6 Genera  21 Species
Ivory Coast
6 Genera  12 Species
Jamaica
19 Genera  29 Species
Japan
12 Genera  20 Species
Jordan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kazakhstan
2 Genera  2 Species
Kenya
8 Genera  19 Species
Kosovo
4 Genera  13 Species
Laos
13 Genera  38 Species
Latvia
4 Genera  15 Species
Lebanon
1 Genus  3 Species
Lesotho
5 Genera  17 Species
Liberia
13 Genera  14 Species
Lithuania
2 Genera  12 Species
Luxembourg
3 Genera  6 Species
Madagascar
13 Genera  55 Species
Malawi
4 Genera  9 Species
Malaysia
40 Genera  186 Species
Mali
2 Genera  3 Species
Malta
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  2 Species
Mexico
19 Genera  45 Species
Micronesia
2 Genera  3 Species
Montenegro
5 Genera  14 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  1 Species
Mozambique
8 Genera  11 Species
Myanmar
14 Genera  55 Species
Namibia
2 Genera  4 Species
Nepal
3 Genera  4 Species
Netherlands
6 Genera  15 Species
New Zealand
1 Genus  1 Species
Nicaragua
17 Genera  34 Species
Nigeria
5 Genera  13 Species
North Korea
3 Genera  3 Species
Norway
5 Genera  15 Species
Palau
2 Genera  3 Species
Palestine
2 Genera  2 Species
Panama
25 Genera  55 Species
Papua New Guinea
23 Genera  150 Species
Paraguay
23 Genera  46 Species
Peru
33 Genera  107 Species
Philippines
19 Genera  67 Species
Poland
2 Genera  12 Species
Portugal
8 Genera  21 Species
Republic of the Congo
6 Genera  11 Species
Republic South Africa
10 Genera  28 Species
Romania
4 Genera  14 Species
Russia
10 Genera  23 Species
Rwanda
5 Genera  7 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
18 Genera  27 Species
Samoa
1 Genus  2 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
2 Genera  2 Species
Senegal
3 Genera  4 Species
Serbia
22 Genera  99 Species
Seychelles
18 Genera  93 Species
Sierra Leone
5 Genera  11 Species
Singapore
14 Genera  44 Species
Slovakia
2 Genera  11 Species
Slovenia
5 Genera  14 Species
Solomon Islands
7 Genera  8 Species
Somalia
3 Genera  3 Species
South Korea
5 Genera  5 Species
Spain
10 Genera  22 Species
Sri Lanka
6 Genera  13 Species
Sudan
3 Genera  3 Species
Suriname
20 Genera  39 Species
Sweden
5 Genera  20 Species
Switzerland
5 Genera  14 Species
Syria
2 Genera  5 Species
Taiwan
35 Genera  83 Species
Tanzania
12 Genera  38 Species
Thailand
19 Genera  44 Species
Togo
5 Genera  12 Species
Tonga
1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
20 Genera  31 Species
Tunisia
1 Genus  1 Species
Turkey
3 Genera  5 Species
Uganda
8 Genera  18 Species
Ukraine
2 Genera  12 Species
United Kingdom
24 Genera  48 Species
Uruguay
21 Genera  32 Species
USA
40 Genera  86 Species
Uzbekistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Vanuatu
1 Genus  2 Species
Venezuela
28 Genera  50 Species
Vietnam
12 Genera  59 Species
Zambia
2 Genera  18 Species
Zimbabwe
7 Genera  27 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Ecozone
Mountains


Links, sources and further information
Cercopidae at gbif.org
Cercopidae at irmng.org
Cercopidae at itis.gov