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Checklist for Superfamily Cercopoidea Leach, 1815 (Froghoppers)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
135
1331
4916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
105
1185
4581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
22
420
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
8
306
1686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
4
25
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canada
4 Families width 60 Species
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946Froghoppers29SpeciesTaxom
Cercopidae Leach, 1815Froghopper18SpeciesTaxom
Clastopteridae Stål, 1858Clastopterid Spittlebugs12SpeciesTaxom
Epipygidae Hamilton, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canada
25 Genera with 60 Species
#ACDEHLNOPS
Aphrophora Germar, 1856Spittle Bug14SpeciesTaxom
Cercopis Fabricius, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Cercopites Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Clastoptera Germar, 185112SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoscarta Stål, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Dawsonites Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Deois Fennah, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Eoscarta Breddin, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Epipyga Hamilton, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Homalogrypota Schmidt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronia Amyot & Serv..., 1825Grey sedge3SpeciesTaxom
Neophilaenus Haupt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocoaxo Fennah, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoptysma Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Palaphrodes Scudder, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Palecphora Scudder, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphilaenus Vilbaste, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Philaenarcys Hamilton, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Philaronia Ball, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Prosapia Fennah, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Ptysmaphora Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Sphenorhina Amyot & Serv..., 17582SpeciesTaxom
Stenecphora Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Stenolocris Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
60 Species
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) alni Fallen, 1805Alder froghopper
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) princeps Walley, 1928Cone Spittlebug
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) quadrinotata Say, 1830Four-spotted Spittlebug
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) regina Hamilton, 1982Double-striped Thick-knee
Aphrophora (Pinimber) cribrata (Lethierry, 1890)⇒ Epipyga cribrata Lethierry, 1890
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) canadensis Walley, 1928Redring milkweed
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) maculosa Doering, 1941
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) parallella Say, 1824Spruce spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) permutata Uhler, 1876Douglas-fir spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) saratogensis Fitch, 1851Saratoga Spittle Bug
Aphrophora angusta A. Handlirsch, 1910
Aphrophora gelidus Walker, 1851
Aphrophora parallela (Say, 1824)⇒ Aphrophora parallella Say, 1824
Aphrophora signoretii (Fitch, 1856)⇒ Aphrophora gelidus Walker, 1851
Cercopis grandescens S. H. Scudder, 1895
Cercopis sanguinolenta Scopoli, 1763
Cercopis selwyni S. H. Scudder, 1879
Cercopites torpescens S. H. Scudder, 1895
Clastoptera achatina Germar, 1839Pecan spittlebug
Clastoptera arborina Ball, 1927Red Cedar Spittlebug
Clastoptera binotata Ball, 1896
Clastoptera brunnea Ball, 1919Phalaropes
Clastoptera doeringae Hamilton, 1978Mountain-juniper Spittlebug
Clastoptera hyperici Mcatee, 1920
Clastoptera lineatocollis Stål, 1854
Clastoptera obtusa Say, 1825Alder spittlebug
Clastoptera ovata Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851Blueberry spittlebug
Clastoptera saintcyri Provancher, 1872Blueberry spittlebug
Clastoptera testacea Fitch, 1851Grey Phalarope
Cosmoscarta silpha Breddin, 1903
Dawsonites veter S. H. Scudder, 1895
Deois (Pandysia) schach (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Eoscarta liternoides Breddin, 1902
Epipyga cribrata Lethierry, 1890
Homalogrypota coccinea Fabricius, 1794
Lepyronia angulifera (Uhler, 1876)⇒ Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Lepyronia coleoptrata Linné, 1758Leafhopper
Lepyronia quadrangularis Say, 1825Diamond-backed spittle bug
Neophilaenus lineatus Linné, 1758Lined Spittle Bug
Ocoaxo panamensis Nast, 1949
Palaeoptysma venosa S. H. Scudder, 1895
Paraphilaenus parallelus Stearns, 1918Crab-plover
Philaenarcys bilineata Say, 1830Prairie Spittlebug
Philaenarcys killa Hamilton, 1979
Philaenarcys spartina Hamilton, 1979Saltmarsh spittlebug
Philaenus leucophthalmus Linné, 1758
Philaenus parallelus Stearns, 1918
Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758Common Froghopper
Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Philaronia canadensis Walley, 1929Crab-plover
Prosapia bicincta (Say, 1830)⇒ Prosapia fasciaticollis Stål, 1864
Prosapia fasciaticollis Stål, 1864
Prosapia ignipectus Fitch, 1851Black Spittlebug
Ptysmaphora fletcheri S. H. Scudder, 1895
Sphenorhina distinguenda Walker, 1858
Sphenorhina rubra Linné, 1758
Stenecphora punctulata S. H. Scudder, 1895
Stenolocris venosa S. H. Scudder, 1895

Subnodes of Cercopoidea with occurrences in Canada
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
10
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCercopidae
Leach, 1815
froghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs
13
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClastopteridae
Stål, 1858
Clastopterid Spittlebugs
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEpipygidae
Hamilton, 2001
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cercopoidea at artfakta.se
Cercopoidea at itis.gov