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Checklist for Superfamily Cercopoidea Leach, 1815 (Froghoppers)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
127
941
1555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
104
859
1460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
31
333
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
12
187
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
4
23
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
4 Families width 51 Species
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946Froghoppers20SpeciesTaxom
Cercopidae (Leach, 1815)Froghopper23SpeciesTaxom
Clastopteridae Stål, 1858Clastopterid Spittlebugs6SpeciesTaxom
Machaerotidae Stål, 1866Tube spittlebugs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
23 Genera with 51 Species
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Aphrophora Germar, 1821
Spittle Bug0SpeciesTaxom
Bandusia Stål, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Cercopis Fabricius, 01SpeciesTaxom
Clastoptera Germar, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Clovia Stål, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Cordia Stål, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoscarta Stål, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Deois Fennah, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronia Amyot & Serv..., 1825Grey sedge1SpeciesTaxom
Literna Stål, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Locris Stål, 182210SpeciesTaxom
Machaerota Burmeister, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Maxantonia Schmidt, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Napotrephes Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Neophilaenus Haupt, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Pectinariophyes Kirkaldy, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Poophilus Stål, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Ptyelus Le Peletier ..., 19275SpeciesTaxom
Rhinaulax Amyot & Serv..., 18562SpeciesTaxom
Sepullia Stål, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Tomaspis Amyot & Serv..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Tremapterus Spinola, 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
51 Species
Bandusia erythrostena Walker, 1851
Bandusia innotata Walker, 1858
Bandusia rubella Stål, 1855
Bandusia rubicunda (Walker, 1851)⇒ Bandusia rubella Stål, 1855
Cercopis trifurca
Clastoptera obtusa Say, 1825Alder spittlebug
Clastoptera xanthocephala Germar, 1839Sunflower spittlebug
Clovia callifera Stål, 1856
Clovia ocella Thunberg, 1822
Clovia prolixa Stål, 1855
Cordia albilatera (Walker, 1851)⇒ Cordia basiclarus Jacobi, 1910
Cordia peragrans (Stål, 1855)⇒ Cordia basiniger Jacobi, 1910
Cordia rotundiceps Lallemand, 1927
Cosmoscarta silpha Breddin, 1903
Deois (Pandysia) schach (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Lepyronia quadrangularis Say, 1825Diamond-backed spittle bug
Literna maura Thunberg, 1822
Locris areata Walker, 1851
Locris arithmetica Walker, 1851
Locris concinna Distant, 1893
Locris incarnata Walker, 1851
Locris neumanni Jacobi, 1904
Locris ochroptera Jacobi, 1904
Locris rhodesiana Distant, 1908
Locris rubida Stål, 1855
Locris sanguinipes Walker, 1851
Locris transversa Thunberg, 1822
Machaerota choui Lu, 1982Senegal Thick-knee
Maxantonia quadrifasciata Le Peletier ..., 1825
Napotrephes africana Stål, 1855
Neophilaenus exclamationis Thunberg, 1784
Pectinariophyes hyalinipennis Stål, 1855
Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758Common Froghopper
Poophilus costalis Walker, 1851
Poophilus grisescens Schaum, 1853
Poophilus obscurus Walker, 1851
Poophilus terrenus Walker, 1851
Ptyelus caffer Stål, 1854
Ptyelus flavescens Fabricius, 1794
Ptyelus goudoti Bennett, 1833
Ptyelus grossus Fabricius, 1781
Ptyelus transfasciatus Lallemand, 1927
Rhinaulax analis Fabricius, 1794
Rhinaulax sericans Stål, 1856
Sepullia blenna Stål, 1855
Sepullia funebris Stål, 1855
Sepullia nigropunctata Stål, 1866
Sepullia rufa Thunberg, 1822
Tomaspis larinia (Stål, 1865)⇒ Phymatostetha basiclava Walker, 1858
Tremapterus dregei Spinola, 1850

Subnodes of Cercopoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
10
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCercopidae
Leach, 1815
froghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs
9
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClastopteridae
Stål, 1858
Clastopterid Spittlebugs
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMachaerotidae
Stål, 1866
Tube spittlebugs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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