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Checklist for Family Cercopidae Leach, 1815 (froghopper)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
116
1007
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
89
907
1768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
23
332
663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
7
201
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
3
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCercopidae
Leach, 1815
Froghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
6 Genera with 13 Species
Caloscarta Breddin, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoscarta Stål, 18897SpeciesTaxom
Eoscarta Breddin, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Homalostethus Schmidt, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Leptataspis Schmidt, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Rhinastria Kirby, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
13 Species
Caloscarta capitata Stål, 1865
Caloscarta pallescens Distant, 1916
Cosmoscarta affinis Atkinson, 1889
Cosmoscarta egeria Schmidt, 1911
Cosmoscarta greeni Atkinson, 1889
Cosmoscarta heroina Distant, 1908
Cosmoscarta inclusa (Walker, 1851)⇒ Leptataspis inclusa Walker, 1851
Cosmoscarta inconspicua Butler, 1874
Cosmoscarta taprobanensis Atkinson, 1889
Eoscarta apicata Distant, 1908
Homalostethus tennanti Distant, 1900
Leptataspis inclusa Walker, 1851
Rhinastria bicolor Kirby, 1891

Subnodes of Cercopidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyCercopinae
Westwood, 1838
Froghoppers
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmoscartinae
Schmidt, 1920
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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