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Checklist for Superfamily Cercopoidea Leach, 1815 (Froghoppers)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
159
1964
4677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
121
1732
4204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
32
615
1631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
13
381
1166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
4
27
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
4 Families width 74 Species
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946Froghoppers34SpeciesTaxom
Cercopidae (Leach, 1815)Froghopper28SpeciesTaxom
Clastopteridae (Stål, 1858)Clastopterid Spittlebugs9SpeciesTaxom
Machaerotidae Stål, 1866Tube spittlebugs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
27 Genera with 74 Species
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Aphrophora Germar, 1830Spittle Bug1SpeciesTaxom
Bandusia Stål, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Carystoterpa Lallemand, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Cercopis Fabricius, 01SpeciesTaxom
Clastoptera Germar, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Clovia Stål, 18558SpeciesTaxom
Cordia Stål, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoscarta Stål, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Deois Fennah, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Hemitriecphora Lallemand, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronia Amyot & Serv..., 1825Grey sedge1SpeciesTaxom
Literna Stål, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Locris Stål, 182213SpeciesTaxom
Machaerota Burmeister, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Maxantonia Schmidt, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Napotrephes Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Neophilaenus Haupt, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Neuromachaerota Schmidt, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Pectinariophyes Kirkaldy, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Philaenarcys Hamilton, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Poophilus Stål, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Ptyelus Le Peletier ..., 19275SpeciesTaxom
Rhinaulax Amyot & Serv..., 18562SpeciesTaxom
Sepullia Stål, 18556SpeciesTaxom
Tomaspis Amyot & Serv..., 19082SpeciesTaxom
Tremapterus Spinola, 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
74 Species
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) quadrinotata Say, 1830Four-spotted Spittlebug
Bandusia erythrostena Walker, 1851
Bandusia innotata Walker, 1858
Bandusia rubella Stål, 1855
Bandusia rubicunda (Walker, 1851)⇒ Bandusia rubella Stål, 1855
Carystoterpa fingens Walker, 1851
Carystoterpa trimaculata Butler, 1874
Cercopis trifurca
Clastoptera obtusa Say, 1825Alder spittlebug
Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851Blueberry spittlebug
Clastoptera xanthocephala Germar, 1839Sunflower spittlebug
Clovia callifera Stål, 1856
Clovia capeneri Synave, 1963
Clovia centralis Distant, 1908
Clovia eranchiensis Synave, 1963
Clovia natalensis Lallemand, 1928
Clovia ocella Thunberg, 1822
Clovia patruelis Stål, 1856
Clovia prolixa Stål, 1855
Cordia albilatera (Walker, 1851)⇒ Cordia basiclarus Jacobi, 1910
Cordia basiclarus Jacobi, 1910
Cordia basiniger Jacobi, 1910
Cordia peragrans (Stål, 1855)⇒ Cordia basiniger Jacobi, 1910
Cordia rotundiceps Lallemand, 1927
Cosmoscarta silpha Breddin, 1903
Deois (Pandysia) schach (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Hemitriecphora strongii ♰ Hope, 1837
Lepyronia quadrangularis Say, 1825Diamond-backed spittle bug
Literna maura Thunberg, 1822
Locris aenea Distant, 1908
Locris areata Walker, 1851
Locris arithmetica Walker, 1851
Locris concinna Distant, 1893
Locris incarnata Walker, 1851
Locris junodi Distant, 1897
Locris neumanni Jacobi, 1904
Locris ochroptera Jacobi, 1904
Locris rhodesiana Distant, 1908
Locris rubida Stål, 1855
Locris sanguinipes Walker, 1851
Locris spectabilis Distant, 1908
Locris transversa Thunberg, 1822
Machaerota choui Lu, 1982Senegal Thick-knee
Maxantonia quadrifasciata Le Peletier ..., 1825
Napotrephes africana Stål, 1855
Neophilaenus exclamationis Thunberg, 1784
Neuromachaerota discigutta Maa, 1963
Pectinariophyes hyalinipennis Stål, 1855
Philaenus chinensis Zachvatkin, 1936
Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758Common Froghopper
Poophilus actuosus Stål, 1855
Poophilus adustus Walker, 1851
Poophilus costalis Walker, 1851
Poophilus grisescens Schaum, 1853
Poophilus latiusculus Stål, 1855
Poophilus obscurus Walker, 1851
Poophilus terrenus Walker, 1851
Ptyelus caffer Stål, 1854
Ptyelus flavescens Fabricius, 1794
Ptyelus goudoti Bennett, 1833
Ptyelus grossus Fabricius, 1781
Ptyelus transfasciatus Lallemand, 1927
Rhinaulax analis Fabricius, 1794
Rhinaulax sericans Stål, 1856
Sepullia blenna Stål, 1855
Sepullia funebris Stål, 1855
Sepullia nigropunctata Stål, 1866
Sepullia peregrina Hesse, 1925
Sepullia rufa Thunberg, 1822
Sepullia vidua (Stål, 1855)⇒ Sepullia funebris Stål, 1855
Tomaspis larinia (Stål, 1865)⇒ Phymatostetha basiclava Walker, 1858
Tomaspis picturata (Distant, 1908)⇒ Hemitriecphora strongii Hope, 1837
Tremapterus dregei Spinola, 1850

Subnodes of Cercopoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
12
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCercopidae
Leach, 1815
froghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs
10
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClastopteridae
Stål, 1858
Clastopterid Spittlebugs
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMachaerotidae
Stål, 1866
Tube spittlebugs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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