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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
553
6262
15077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
551
6258
15073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
526
6143
14753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
104
724
1513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
78
651
1418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
19
236
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
8
177
461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
4
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Ontario
4 Families width 21 Species
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946Froghoppers13SpeciesTaxom
Clastopteridae Stål, 1858Clastopterid Spittlebugs4SpeciesTaxom
Cercopidae Leach, 1815Froghopper3SpeciesTaxom
Epipygidae Hamilton, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Ontario
11 Genera with 21 Species
Aphrophora Germar, 1824Spittle Bug5SpeciesTaxom
Clastoptera Germar, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Deois Fennah, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Epipyga Hamilton, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronia Amyot & Serv..., 1825Grey sedge2SpeciesTaxom
Neophilaenus Haupt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Philaenarcys Hamilton, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Philaronia Ball, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Prosapia Fennah, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Sphenorhina Amyot & Serv..., 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Ontario
21 Species
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) alni Fallen, 1805Alder froghopper
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) quadrinotata Say, 1830Four-spotted Spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) canadensis Walley, 1928Redring milkweed
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) saratogensis Fitch, 1851Saratoga Spittle Bug
Aphrophora parallela (Say, 1824)⇒ Aphrophora parallella Say, 1824
Clastoptera achatina Germar, 1839Pecan spittlebug
Clastoptera arborina Ball, 1927Red Cedar Spittlebug
Clastoptera obtusa Say, 1825Alder spittlebug
Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851Blueberry spittlebug
Deois (Pandysia) schach (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Epipyga cribrata Lethierry, 1890
Lepyronia coleoptrata Linné, 1758Leafhopper
Lepyronia quadrangularis Say, 1825Diamond-backed spittle bug
Neophilaenus lineatus Linné, 1758Lined Spittle Bug
Philaenarcys bilineata Say, 1830Prairie Spittlebug
Philaenus leucophthalmus Linné, 1758
Philaenus parallelus Stearns, 1918
Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758Common Froghopper
Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Prosapia bicincta (Say, 1830)⇒ Prosapia fasciaticollis Stål, 1864
Sphenorhina rubra Linné, 1758

Subnodes of Cercopoidea with occurrences in Southern Ontario
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCercopidae
Leach, 1815
froghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClastopteridae
Stål, 1858
Clastopterid Spittlebugs
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEpipygidae
Hamilton, 2001
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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