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Checklist for Superfamily Cercopoidea Leach, 1815 (Froghoppers)
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
156
2255
14920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
106
1890
12926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
20
594
5509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
7
398
4413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
3
12
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nearctic
3 Families width 76 Species
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946Froghoppers35SpeciesTaxom
Clastopteridae Stål, 1858Clastopterid Spittlebugs33SpeciesTaxom
Cercopidae Leach, 1815Froghopper8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nearctic
12 Genera with 76 Species
Aphrophora Germar, 1773Spittle Bug21SpeciesTaxom
Clastoptera Germar, 183933SpeciesTaxom
Deois Fennah, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Homalogrypota Schmidt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronia Amyot & Serv..., 1864Grey sedge5SpeciesTaxom
Neophilaenus Haupt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paraphilaenus Vilbaste, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Philaenarcys Hamilton, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Philaronia Ball, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Prosapia Fennah, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Sphenorhina Amyot & Serv..., 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
76 Species
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) alni Fallen, 1805Alder froghopper
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) ampliata Hamilton, 1982Double-striped Thick-knee
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) angulata (Ball, 1899)⇒ Lepyronia coleoptrata Linné, 1758
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) corticea Germar, 1821
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) detrita Walker, 1851
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) princeps Walley, 1928Cone Spittlebug
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) quadrinotata Say, 1830Four-spotted Spittlebug
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) regina Hamilton, 1982Double-striped Thick-knee
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) annulata Ball, 1899
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) canadensis Walley, 1928Redring milkweed
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) fulva Doering, 1941Western pine spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) irrorata Ball, 1899
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) maculosa Doering, 1941
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) parallella Say, 1824Spruce spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) permutata Uhler, 1876Douglas-fir spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) punctipes Walley, 1928Redring milkweed
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) saratogensis Fitch, 1851Saratoga Spittle Bug
Aphrophora cribratus Walker, 1851
Aphrophora forneri Haupt, 1919
Aphrophora gelidus Walker, 1851
Aphrophora salicis (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Aphrophora forneri Haupt, 1919
Clastoptera achatina Germar, 1839Pecan spittlebug
Clastoptera arborina Ball, 1927Red Cedar Spittlebug
Clastoptera arizonana Doering, 1929Arizona spittle bug
Clastoptera atrapicata Hamilton, 1977Thick-knees
Clastoptera binotata Ball, 1896
Clastoptera brunnea Ball, 1919Phalaropes
Clastoptera canyonensia Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera delicata Uhler, 1876Ribbed mock bishopweed
Clastoptera distincta Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera doeringae Hamilton, 1978Mountain-juniper Spittlebug
Clastoptera elongata Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera globosa Fowler, 1897
Clastoptera hyperici Mcatee, 1920
Clastoptera juniperina Ball, 1919Juniper Spittlebug
Clastoptera laenata Fowler, 1898
Clastoptera lawsoni Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera lineatocollis Stål, 1854
Clastoptera lugubris Ball, 1919Phalaropes
Clastoptera media Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera obtusa Say, 1825Alder spittlebug
Clastoptera osborni Gillette & B..., 1895Blackfin pearlfish
Clastoptera ovata Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera pallidocephala Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851Blueberry spittlebug
Clastoptera saintcyri Provancher, 1872Blueberry spittlebug
Clastoptera salicis Doering, 1926Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera sierra Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera siskiyou Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera testacea Fitch, 1851Grey Phalarope
Clastoptera texana Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera tricincta Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera uniformia Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera xanthocephala Germar, 1839Sunflower spittlebug
Deois (Pandysia) schach (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Homalogrypota coccinea Fabricius, 1794
Lepyronia angulifera (Uhler, 1876)⇒ Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Lepyronia coleoptrata Linné, 1758Leafhopper
Lepyronia gibbosa Ball, 1899Banded Stilt
Lepyronia quadrangularis Say, 1825Diamond-backed spittle bug
Lepyronia sordida Stål, 1864
Neophilaenus lineata Linnaeus, 1758
Paraphilaenus parallelus Stearns, 1918Crab-plover
Philaenarcys bilineata Say, 1830Prairie Spittlebug
Philaenarcys killa Hamilton, 1979
Philaenarcys spartina Hamilton, 1979Saltmarsh spittlebug
Philaenus spumaria Linnaeus, 1758
Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Philaronia abjectus Uhler, 1876
Philaronia canadensis Walley, 1929Crab-plover
Prosapia bicincta (Say, 1830)⇒ Prosapia fasciaticollis Stål, 1864
Prosapia fasciaticollis Stål, 1864
Prosapia ignipicta Fitch, 1856
Sphenorhina distinguenda Walker, 1858
Sphenorhina rubra Linné, 1758

Subnodes of Cercopoidea with occurrences in Nearctic
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
7
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCercopidae
Leach, 1815
froghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClastopteridae
Stål, 1858
Clastopterid Spittlebugs
1
33
Genus
Species

Taxom



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