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Checklist for Superfamily Cercopoidea Leach, 1815 (Froghoppers)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
38
86
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
36
83
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
11
26
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
6
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
3
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
3 Families width 10 Species
Cercopidae Leach, 1815Froghopper7SpeciesTaxom
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946Froghoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Clastopteridae Stål, 1858Clastopterid Spittlebugs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
9 Genera with 10 Species
Bandusia Stål, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cercopis Fabricius, 01SpeciesTaxom
Clovia Stål, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoscarta Stål, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Literna Stål, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Locris Stål, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Poophilus Stål, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhinaulax Amyot & Serv..., 17941SpeciesTaxom
Sepullia Stål, 18221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
10 Species
Bandusia erythrostena Walker, 1851
Cercopis trifurca
Clovia callifera Stål, 1856
Clovia ocella Thunberg, 1822
Cosmoscarta silpha Breddin, 1903
Literna maura Thunberg, 1822
Locris areata Walker, 1851
Locris arithmetica Walker, 1851
Rhinaulax analis Fabricius, 1794
Sepullia rufa Thunberg, 1822

Subnodes of Cercopoidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCercopidae
Leach, 1815
froghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClastopteridae
Stål, 1858
Clastopterid Spittlebugs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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