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Checklist for Superfamily Cercopoidea Leach, 1815 (Froghoppers)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		703
14141
56254		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		699
14132
56242		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		662
13883
55452		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
149
2161
6127		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs		110
1814
5275		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers		25
808
2881		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
8
593
2467		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs		3
41
169		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for India
3 Families width 169 Species and 2 Subspecies
Cercopidae Leach, 1815Froghopper144SpeciesTaxom
Machaerotidae Stål, 1866Tube spittlebugs11SpeciesTaxom
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946Froghoppers14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for India
41 Genera with 169 Species
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Abidama sexmaculata...., 19164SpeciesTaxom
Aecalus Maa, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Aphrophora Germar, 1924Spittle Bug2SpeciesTaxom
Aufidus Stål, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Callitettix Stål, 17946SpeciesTaxom
Caloscarta Breddin, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Cercopis Fabricius, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Clovia Stål, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Conditor Distant, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoscarta Stål, 187452SpeciesTaxom
Deois Fennah, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnonotum Schmidt, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Eoscarta Breddin, 185710SpeciesTaxom
Gynopygoplax Schmidt, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hindoloides Distant, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Homalostethus Schmidt, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Kanozata Matsumura, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Leptataspis Schmidt, 192221SpeciesTaxom
Machaerota Burmeister, 18796SpeciesTaxom
Mioscarta Breddin, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Neophilaenus Haupt, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Opistharsostethus Schmidt, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Oxypeltarion Lallemand & ..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Paphnutius Distant, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Paracercopis Schmidt, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pectinariophyes Kirkaldy, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Peuceptyelus Sahlberg, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Philagra Stål, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Phymatostetha Stål, 187421SpeciesTaxom
Poophilus Stål, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ptyelinellus Lallemand, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Ptyelus Le Peletier ..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Qinophora Chou & Liang, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Simeliria Schmidt, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Sounama Distant, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Suracarta Schmidt, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Tapinacaena Maa, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Telogmometopius Jacobi, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Tomaspis Amyot & Serv..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Vigilantius Distant, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
169 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abidama ornata Melichar, 1921
Abidama producta Walker, 1851
Abidama rufula Distant, 1908
Abidama scutellata Distant, 1916
Aecalus lucidus Distant, 1916
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) alni Fallen, 1805Alder froghopper
Aphrophora harmandi Lallemand, 1924
Aufidus conterminus Distant, 1916
Aufidus nilgiriensis Lallemand, 1927
Callitettix biformis Lallemand, 1927
Callitettix braconoides Walker, 1858
Callitettix contiguus Walker, 1851
Callitettix proximus Walker, 1851
Callitettix ruficeps Melichar, 1915
Callitettix versicolor Fabricius, 1794
Caloscarta capitata Stål, 1865
Caloscarta gardineri Lallemand, 1949
Cercopis cognata Distant, 1908
Clovia conifera (Walker, 1851)⇒ Clovia frenulatus Stål, 1854
Clovia frenulatus Stål, 1854
Clovia lineatocollis Motschulsky, 1859
Conditor collatatus Distant, 1916
Cosmoscarta abdominalis Donovan, 1798
Cosmoscarta andamana Distant, 1878
Cosmoscarta assamensis Distant, 1914
Cosmoscarta balteata Distant, 1914
Cosmoscarta bispecularis White, 1844
Cosmoscarta boutharensis Lallemand, 1922
Cosmoscarta castanea Distant, 1900
Cosmoscarta chrysomelaena Butler, 1874
Cosmoscarta decisa Walker, 1858
Cosmoscarta dimidiata Dallas, 1850
Cosmoscarta discrepans Walker, 1857
Cosmoscarta dorsalis Walker, 1851
Cosmoscarta dorsimacula Walker, 1851
Cosmoscarta ducens Walker, 1851
Cosmoscarta egens (Walker, 1858)⇒ Cosmoscarta egeria Schmidt, 1911
Cosmoscarta egentior Lallemand, 1927
Cosmoscarta egeria Schmidt, 1911
Cosmoscarta elegantula Butler, 1874
Cosmoscarta fictilis Butler, 1874
Cosmoscarta flora Distant, 1908
Cosmoscarta fumosa Distant, 1914
Cosmoscarta gravelyi Distant, 1916
Cosmoscarta heroina Distant, 1908
Cosmoscarta himalayana Distant, 1914
Cosmoscarta hyalinipennis Distant, 1908
Cosmoscarta imrayi Distant, 1914
Cosmoscarta innota Schmidt, 1910
Cosmoscarta macgillivrayi Distant, 1900
Cosmoscarta margheritae Distant, 1908
Cosmoscarta minor Atkinson, 1889
Cosmoscarta montana Distant, 1900
Cosmoscarta nagasana Distant, 1900
Cosmoscarta naiteara Distant, 1900
Cosmoscarta nycteis Jacobi, 1905
Cosmoscarta nympha Distant, 1914
Cosmoscarta pallida Walker, 1851
Cosmoscarta peguensis Schmidt, 1910
Cosmoscarta pictilis Stål, 1854
Cosmoscarta pronotalis Distant, 1908
Cosmoscarta putamara Distant, 1900
Cosmoscarta raja Distant, 1900
Cosmoscarta relata Distant, 1900
Cosmoscarta samudra Distant, 1908
Cosmoscarta septempunctata Walker, 1851
Cosmoscarta shillongana Distant, 1908
Cosmoscarta silpha Breddin, 1903
Cosmoscarta thoracica Distant, 1900
Cosmoscarta trifasciata Schmidt, 1910
Cosmoscarta trigona Walker, 1851
Cosmoscarta trimacula Walker, 1851
Cosmoscarta zonaria Distant, 1908
Cosmoscarta zonata Butler, 1874
Deois (Pandysia) schach (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Ectemnonotum nigra Atkinson, 1889
Eoscarta atricapilla Distant, 1908
Eoscarta borealis Distant, 1878
Eoscarta colona Jacobi, 1927
Eoscarta ferruginea (Distant, 1916)⇒ Mioscarta ferruginea Walker, 1851
Eoscarta fuscata Distant, 1916
Eoscarta illuminata Distant, 1908
Eoscarta liternoides Breddin, 1902
Eoscarta nilgiriensis Distant, 1900
Eoscarta nobilis Lallemand, 1924
Eoscarta semirosea (Walker, 1857)⇒ Eoscarta liternoides Breddin, 1902
Gynopygoplax atkinsoni Lallemand, 1927
Hindoloides indicans Distant, 1915
Homalostethus sangaris Jacobi, 1905
Homalostethus tabulatus Lallemand, 1922
Homalostethus tennanti Distant, 1900
Kanozata shillongana Distant, 1916
Leptataspis collaris Lallemand, 1922
Leptataspis discolor tetragona Walker, 1870
Leptataspis fruhstorferi Schmidt, 1927
Leptataspis fulviceps (Dallas, 1850)⇒ Leptataspis fruhstorferi Schmidt, 1927
Leptataspis inclusa Walker, 1851
Leptataspis leonina Distant, 1908
Leptataspis lydia Stål, 1865
Leptataspis maheensis Lallemand, 1922
Leptataspis masoni Distant, 1879
Leptataspis matherana Lallemand, 1939
Leptataspis megamera Butler, 1874
Leptataspis moorei Distant, 1878
Leptataspis pirollei Lallemand, 1912
Leptataspis quadrinotata Lallemand, 1922
Leptataspis rotundata Walker, 1858
Leptataspis rubrolimbata Lallemand, 1922
Leptataspis siamensis Butler, 1874
Leptataspis specialis Lallemand, 1927
Leptataspis striata Lallemand, 1922
Leptataspis trichinopolis Lallemand, 1922
Leptataspis turana Lallemand, 1922
Machaerota andamanensis Distant, 1908
Machaerota assamensis Distant, 1916
Machaerota ensifera (Burmeister, 1835)⇒ Machaerota esakii Kato, 1939
Machaerota esakii Kato, 1939Beach Stone-curlew
Machaerota pandata Distant, 1916
Machaerota spangbergii Signoret, 1879
Mioscarta ferruginea Walker, 1851
Mioscarta rubens Schmidt, 1909
Neophilaenus exclamationis Thunberg, 1784
Neophilaenus lineatus Linné, 1758Lined Spittle Bug
Opistharsostethus menaca Distant, 1900
Opistharsostethus nigrofasciatus Atkinson, 1889
Oxypeltarion masoni Distant, 1879
Paphnutius ostentus Distant, 1916
Paphnutius rufifrons Jacobi, 1921
Paracercopis darjilingii Lallemand, 1924
Pectinariophyes notanda Distant, 1916
Peuceptyelus meridionalis Lallemand, 1924
Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758Common Froghopper
Philagra fusiformis Walker, 1858
Philagra fusiformis numerosa Lallemand, 1912
Phymatostetha basiclava Walker, 1858
Phymatostetha binotata Distant, 1878
Phymatostetha circumducta (Walker, 1858)⇒ Phymatostetha stalii Butler, 1874
Phymatostetha deschampsi Lethierry, 1892
Phymatostetha dorsivitta Walker, 1851
Phymatostetha dubitabilis Walker, 1858
Phymatostetha hilaris Walker, 1851
Phymatostetha karenia Distant, 1900
Phymatostetha moi Jacobi, 1902
Phymatostetha nangla Distant, 1900
Phymatostetha perspicillaris White, 1845
Phymatostetha pudens Walker, 1858
Phymatostetha pudica Walker, 1858
Phymatostetha quadriplagiata Jacobi, 1902
Phymatostetha rengma Distant, 1900
Phymatostetha sema Distant, 1900
Phymatostetha signifera Walker, 1851
Phymatostetha similis Schmidt, 1910
Phymatostetha stalii Butler, 1874
Phymatostetha stellata Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Phymatostetha triseriata Butler, 1874
Poophilus costalis Walker, 1851
Ptyelinellus ganjamensis Lallemand, 1956
Ptyelus jayakari Distant, 1916
Qinophora harmandi Lallemand, 1924
Simeliria funeralis Butler, 1874
Simeliria viridans Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Sounama (Sounama) acuta Liang & Webb, 2002
Sounama (Stenaulophrys) comes Jacobi, 1921
Suracarta basinotata Butler, 1874
Tapinacaena sigmatoides Maa, 1963
Telogmometopius bicarinatus Liang, Jiang..., 2006
Telogmometopius himalayensis Liang, Jiang..., 2006
Tomaspis larinia (Stål, 1865)⇒ Phymatostetha basiclava Walker, 1858
Vigilantius fascialis Distant, 1916

Subnodes of Cercopoidea with occurrences in India
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs		10
14		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyCercopidae
Leach, 1815
froghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs		25
144		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyMachaerotidae
Stål, 1866
Tube spittlebugs		6
11		Genera
Species
Taxom



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