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Checklist for Superfamily Cercopoidea Leach, 1815 (Froghoppers)
and region South Carolina (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
452
3912
7889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
451
3909
7885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
3807
7668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
78
446
841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
65
425
816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
18
178
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
7
124
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
4
12
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Carolina
4 Families width 23 Species
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946Froghoppers8SpeciesTaxom
Clastopteridae Stål, 1858Clastopterid Spittlebugs3SpeciesTaxom
Cercopidae Leach, 1815Froghopper11SpeciesTaxom
Epipygidae Hamilton, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Carolina
12 Genera with 23 Species
Aphrophora Germar, 1851Spittle Bug3SpeciesTaxom
Clastoptera Germar, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Deois Fennah, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Epipyga Hamilton, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Homalogrypota Schmidt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronia Amyot & Serv..., 1825Grey sedge2SpeciesTaxom
Locris Stål, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Napotrephes Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Philaenarcys Hamilton, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Prosapia Fennah, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Sphenorhina Amyot & Serv..., 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Carolina
23 Species
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) corticea Germar, 1821
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) detrita Walker, 1851
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) saratogensis Fitch, 1851Saratoga Spittle Bug
Clastoptera saintcyri Provancher, 1872Blueberry spittlebug
Clastoptera testacea Fitch, 1851Grey Phalarope
Clastoptera xanthocephala Germar, 1839Sunflower spittlebug
Deois (Pandysia) schach (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Epipyga cribrata Lethierry, 1890
Homalogrypota coccinea Fabricius, 1794
Lepyronia angulifera (Uhler, 1876)⇒ Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Lepyronia quadrangularis Say, 1825Diamond-backed spittle bug
Locris areata Walker, 1851
Locris arithmetica Walker, 1851
Locris ochroptera Jacobi, 1904
Locris rhodesiana Distant, 1908
Napotrephes africana Stål, 1855
Philaenarcys bilineata Say, 1830Prairie Spittlebug
Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758Common Froghopper
Prosapia bicincta (Say, 1830)⇒ Prosapia fasciaticollis Stål, 1864
Prosapia fasciaticollis Stål, 1864
Sphenorhina distinguenda Walker, 1858
Sphenorhina rubra Linné, 1758

Subnodes of Cercopoidea with occurrences in South Carolina
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCercopidae
Leach, 1815
froghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClastopteridae
Stål, 1858
Clastopterid Spittlebugs
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEpipygidae
Hamilton, 2001
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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