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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
487
4492
8586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
485
4489
8583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
462
4397
8381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
89
551
919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
70
505
870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
19
194
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
8
142
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
4
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southwestern Ontario
4 Families width 13 Species
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946Froghoppers8SpeciesTaxom
Clastopteridae Stål, 1858Clastopterid Spittlebugs2SpeciesTaxom
Cercopidae (Leach, 1815)Froghopper2SpeciesTaxom
Epipygidae Hamilton, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southwestern Ontario
8 Genera with 13 Species
Aphrophora Germar, 1851Spittle Bug4SpeciesTaxom
Clastoptera Germar, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Deois Fennah, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Epipyga Hamilton, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronia Amyot & Serv..., 1825Grey sedge2SpeciesTaxom
Neophilaenus Haupt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Prosapia Fennah, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwestern Ontario
13 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
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
Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758Common Froghopper
Prosapia bicincta (Say, 1830)⇒ Prosapia fasciaticollis Stål, 1864

Subnodes of Cercopoidea with occurrences in Southwestern Ontario
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCercopidae
Leach, 1815
froghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClastopteridae
Stål, 1858
Clastopterid Spittlebugs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEpipygidae
Hamilton, 2001
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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