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Checklist for Superfamily Cercopoidea Leach, 1815 (Froghoppers)
and region Cenozoic (Phanerozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
711
5344
12371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
5329
12332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
658
5147
11971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
146
828
1543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
114
739
1378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
29
213
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
12
105
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
3
25
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cenozoic
3 Families width 82 Species
Cercopidae Leach, 1815Froghopper48SpeciesTaxom
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946Froghoppers30SpeciesTaxom
Clastopteridae Stål, 1858Clastopterid Spittlebugs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cenozoic
25 Genera with 82 Species
#ACDELMPS
Allocercopis Lin, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Aphrophora Germar, 1922Spittle Bug16SpeciesTaxom
Cercopis Fabricius, 189018SpeciesTaxom
Cercopites Scudder, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Cicadellites Heer, 19356SpeciesTaxom
Clastoptera Germar, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Dawsonites Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Eocercopidium Zeuner, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Lithecphora Scudder, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Locrites Scudder, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Megacercopis Cockerell, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoptysma Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Palaphrodes Scudder, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Palecphora Scudder, 18906SpeciesTaxom
Parafitopteryx Martins-Neto, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Paropia Germar, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Petrolystra Scudder, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Philagra Stål, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Prinecphora Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Prisciba Poinar & Brown, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Ptyelus Le Peletier ..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Ptysmaphora Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Sinophora Melichar, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Stenecphora Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Stenolocris Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cenozoic
82 Species
Allocercopis punctatis Lin, 1997
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) stavropolitana E. E. Becker..., 1964
Aphrophora (Ptyela) carbonaria E. F. Germar, 1856
Aphrophora angusta A. Handlirsch, 1910
Aphrophora brevistylata N. Theobald, 1937
Aphrophora coquandi N. Theobald, 1937
Aphrophora dimidia B. Förster, 1891
Aphrophora electrina E. F. Germar, 1856
Aphrophora maculata (Capanni, 1894)⇒ Aphrophora forneri Haupt, 1919
Aphrophora molassica O. Heer, 1853
Aphrophora pinguicula O. Heer, 1853
Aphrophora protocalla Cockerell, 1925
Aphrophora pulchra B. Förster, 1891
Aphrophora spumarioides O. Heer, 1853
Aphrophora ungeri O. Heer, 1853
Aphrophora vetusta E. F. Germar, 1856
Aphrophora woodwardi Cockerell, 1922
Cercopis amaguensis Cockerell, 1927
Cercopis astricta S. H. Scudder, 1890
Cercopis cephalinus T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Cercopis charpentieri O. Heer, 1853
Cercopis fasciata (O. Heer, 1853)⇒ Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758
Cercopis germari O. Heer, 1865
Cercopis gigantea O. Heer, 1853
Cercopis grandescens S. H. Scudder, 1895
Cercopis hageni O. Heer, 1865
Cercopis herrichi O. Heer, 1865
Cercopis lanceolata O. Heer, 1853
Cercopis longicollis O. Heer, 1853
Cercopis melaena E. F. Germar, 1856
Cercopis oeningensis Heer, 1853
Cercopis pallida (O. Heer, 1853)⇒ Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758
Cercopis rectelinea O. Heer, 1853
Cercopis selwyni S. H. Scudder, 1879
Cercopis suffocata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Cercopites calliscens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Cercopites torpescens S. H. Scudder, 1895
Cercopites umbratilis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Cicadellites bruckmanni O. Heer, 1853
Cicadellites nigriventris O. Heer, 1853
Cicadellites oblongus O. Heer, 1853
Cicadellites obscurus O. Heer, 1856
Cicadellites pallidus O. Heer, 1853
Cicadellites theobaldi L. Piton, 1935
Clastoptera comstocki S. H. Scudder, 1890
Dawsonites veter S. H. Scudder, 1895
Eocercopidium maculata F. E. Zeuner, 1941
Lithecphora diaphana S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithecphora murata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithecphora setigera S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithecphora unicolor S. H. Scudder, 1890
Locrites copei S. H. Scudder, 1890
Locrites haidingeri O. Heer, 1853
Locrites whitei S. H. Scudder, 1890
Megacercopis optima Cockerell, 1925
Palaeoptysma venosa S. H. Scudder, 1895
Palaphrodes cincta S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palaphrodes irregularis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palaphrodes obliqua S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palaphrodes obscura S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palaphrodes transversa S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palecphora communis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palecphora inornata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palecphora maculata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palecphora marvinei S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palecphora patefacta S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palecphora praevalens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Parafitopteryx duarteae R. G. Martin..., 1989
Paropia fortivenosa G. Statz, 1950
Petrolystra gigantea S. H. Scudder, 1878
Petrolystra heros S. H. Scudder, 1878
Philagra karaganensis E. E. Becker..., 1964
Philagra kudiana Cockerell, 1925
Prinecphora balteata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Prisciba dominicana G. O. Poinar, 2014
Prisciba serrata G. O. Poinar, 2014
Ptyelus marcatus N. Theobald, 1937
Ptyelus spumiferus O. Heer, 1853
Ptysmaphora fletcheri S. H. Scudder, 1895
Sinophora miocaenica E. E. Becker..., 1964
Stenecphora punctulata S. H. Scudder, 1895
Stenolocris venosa S. H. Scudder, 1895

Subnodes of Cercopoidea with occurrences in Cenozoic
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
8
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCercopidae
Leach, 1815
froghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs
14
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClastopteridae
Stål, 1858
Clastopterid Spittlebugs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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