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Checklist for Family Cercopidae Leach, 1815 (froghopper)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
157
1887
4390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
120
1665
3954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
32
591
1543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
13
374
1127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
4
27
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCercopidae
Leach, 1815
Froghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs
10
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
10 Genera with 28 Species
Bandusia Stål, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Cercopis Fabricius, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoscarta Stål, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Deois Fennah, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Hemitriecphora Lallemand, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Literna Stål, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Locris Stål, 182213SpeciesTaxom
Maxantonia Schmidt, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Rhinaulax Amyot & Serv..., 18562SpeciesTaxom
Tomaspis Amyot & Serv..., 19082SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
28 Species
Bandusia erythrostena Walker, 1851
Bandusia innotata Walker, 1858
Bandusia rubella Stål, 1855
Bandusia rubicunda (Walker, 1851)⇒ Bandusia rubella Stål, 1855
Cercopis trifurca
Cosmoscarta silpha Breddin, 1903
Deois (Pandysia) schach (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Hemitriecphora strongii Hope, 1837
Literna maura Thunberg, 1822
Locris aenea Distant, 1908
Locris areata Walker, 1851
Locris arithmetica Walker, 1851
Locris concinna Distant, 1893
Locris incarnata Walker, 1851
Locris junodi Distant, 1897
Locris neumanni Jacobi, 1904
Locris ochroptera Jacobi, 1904
Locris rhodesiana Distant, 1908
Locris rubida Stål, 1855
Locris sanguinipes Walker, 1851
Locris spectabilis Distant, 1908
Locris transversa Thunberg, 1822
Maxantonia quadrifasciata Le Peletier ..., 1825
Rhinaulax analis Fabricius, 1794
Rhinaulax sericans Stål, 1856
Tomaspis larinia (Stål, 1865)⇒ Phymatostetha basiclava Walker, 1858
Tomaspis picturata (Distant, 1908)⇒ Hemitriecphora strongii Hope, 1837

Subnodes of Cercopidae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyCercopinae
Westwood, 1838
Froghoppers
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmoscartinae
Schmidt, 1920
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnorhininae
Schmidt, 1920
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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