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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
152
1876
5193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
105
1648
4574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
22
616
1890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
8
364
1101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
3
35
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribbean
3 Families width 80 Species and 2 Subspecies
Cercopidae Leach, 1815Froghopper38SpeciesTaxom
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946Froghoppers22SpeciesTaxom
Clastopteridae Stål, 1858Clastopterid Spittlebugs20SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caribbean
35 Genera with 80 Species
#ACEGHILMNOPSTZ
Aeneolamia Fennah, 17875SpeciesTaxom
Aphrophora Germar, 1821Spittle Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Cephisus Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cercopis Fabricius, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Clastoptera Germar, 186418SpeciesTaxom
Enocomia Ball, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Gaeta Metcalf & Br..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Homalogrypota Schmidt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Iphirhina Fennah, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ischnorhina Stål, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Isozulia Fennah, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Laccogrypota Schmidt, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Leocomia Ball, 011SpeciesTaxom
Leocomiopsis Metcalf & Br..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Leptataspis Schmidt, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronia Amyot & Serv..., 1825Grey sedge2SpeciesTaxom
Mahanarva Distant, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Maxantonia Schmidt, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Microclimax1SpeciesTaxom
Microlaqueus1SpeciesTaxom
Microsargane Fowler, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Monecphora Amyot & Serv..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Neosphenorhina Distant, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Ocoaxo Fennah, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Panabrus Fennah, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Philaenarcys Hamilton, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Philaronia Ball, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Prisciba Poinar & Brown, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Prosapia Fennah, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Schistogonia Stål, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoclypeana Lallemand & ..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Sphenorhina Amyot & Serv..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tomaspis Amyot & Serv..., 19103SpeciesTaxom
Zulia Fennah, 18032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
80 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeneolamia contigua Walker, 1851Spotted spittlebug
Aeneolamia flavilatera Urich, 1914
Aeneolamia lepidior Fowler, 1897
Aeneolamia postica (Walker, 1858)⇒ Aeneolamia contigua Walker, 1851
Aeneolamia varia Fabricius, 1787
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) corticea Germar, 1821
Cephisus variolosus Walker, 1858
Cercopis cognata Distant, 1908
Clastoptera arborina Ball, 1927Red Cedar Spittlebug
Clastoptera brevis Walker, 1851
Clastoptera caobilla Metcalf & Br..., 1944
Clastoptera coabilla
Clastoptera cuba Metcalf & Br..., 1925
Clastoptera flavidorsa Metcalf & Br..., 1925
Clastoptera funesta Stål, 1854
Clastoptera laenata Fowler, 1898
Clastoptera lineatocollis Stål, 1854
Clastoptera martorelli
Clastoptera obtusa Say, 1825Alder spittlebug
Clastoptera osborni Gillette & B..., 1895Blackfin pearlfish
Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851Blueberry spittlebug
Clastoptera stolida Uhler, 1864
Clastoptera taeniata Williams, 1923
Clastoptera theobromae Williams, 1923
Clastoptera tricincta Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera undulata Uhler, 1864
Enocomia ampliata Ball, 1919
Enocomia ovata Ball, 1919
Gaeta bifasciata Metcalf & Br..., 1944
Homalogrypota coccinea Fabricius, 1794
Iphirhina perfecta Walker, 1858
Ischnorhina ephippium Fabricius, 1803
Isozulia astralis Distant, 1909
Laccogrypota valida Distant, 1909
Leocomia balloui Metcalf & Br..., 1925
Leocomia collina Myers, 1928
Leocomia fulva Metcalf & Br..., 1925
Leocomia gracilis Metcalf & Br..., 1944
Leocomia grisea Metcalf & Br..., 1925
Leocomia maestralis Metcalf & Br..., 1925
Leocomia matanzas Metcalf & Br..., 1944
Leocomia nagua Metcalf & Br..., 1925
Leocomia parabolocrata Ball, 1919
Leocomia pileae Metcalf & Br..., 1925
Leocomia uprae
Leocomiopsis scaramuzzai Metcalf & Br..., 1944
Leptataspis discolor tetragona Walker, 1870
Lepyronia angulifera (Uhler, 1876)⇒ Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Lepyronia quadrangularis Say, 1825Diamond-backed spittle bug
Mahanarva (Ipiranga) vittata Walker, 1851
Mahanarva (Mahanarva) bipars Walker, 1858
Mahanarva (Mahanarva) posticata Stål, 1855
Mahanarva (Mahanarva) tristis Fabricius, 1803Large sugarcane froghopper
Mahanarva tristis suffusa Walker, 1851
Maxantonia lineola Fabricius, 1803
Maxantonia quadrifasciata Le Peletier ..., 1825
Microclimax luteosignata Valdés Ragué..., 0
Microlaqueus isolatus
Monecphora cingulata Le Peletier ..., 1825
Neosphenorhina festa Germar, 1821
Neosphenorhina ocellata Walker, 1851
Ocoaxo lineolatus Amyot & Serv..., 1843
Ocoaxo punctus Nast, 1949
Panabrus dominicanus Distant, 1909
Philaenarcys bilineata Say, 1830Prairie Spittlebug
Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758Common Froghopper
Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Prisciba dominicana G. O. Poinar, 2014
Prisciba serrata G. O. Poinar, 2014
Prosapia bicincta (Say, 1830)⇒ Prosapia fasciaticollis Stål, 1864
Prosapia fasciaticollis Stål, 1864
Prosapia flavifascia Metcalf & Br..., 1925
Schistogonia bidentata Schmidt, 1920
Schistogonia sanguinea Fabricius, 1803
Sphenoclypeana parana Distant, 1909
Sphenorhina rubra Linné, 1758
Tomaspis flexuosa Walker, 1851
Tomaspis jamaicensis Distant, 1909
Tomaspis pulchralis Valdes Ragues, 1910
Zulia (Neozulia) vilior Fowler, 1897
Zulia (Zulia) pubescens Fabricius, 1803Black froghopper

Subnodes of Cercopoidea with occurrences in Caribbean
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
11
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCercopidae
Leach, 1815
froghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs
22
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClastopteridae
Stål, 1858
Clastopterid Spittlebugs
2
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



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