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Checklist for Superfamily Cercopoidea Leach, 1815 (Froghoppers)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
208
3733
19744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
146
3252
17632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
35
1206
7548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
14
731
5773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
5
63
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
5 Families width 188 Species and 2 Subspecies
Cercopidae Leach, 1815Froghopper86SpeciesTaxom
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946Froghoppers58SpeciesTaxom
Machaerotidae Stål, 1866Tube spittlebugs1SpeciesTaxom
Clastopteridae Stål, 1858Clastopterid Spittlebugs42SpeciesTaxom
Epipygidae Hamilton, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Genera for USA
63 Genera with 188 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPSTZ
Aeneolamia Fennah, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Anyllis Kirkaldy, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Aphrophora Germar, 1853Spittle Bug23SpeciesTaxom
Bandusia Stål, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Catrimania Fennah, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Cercopis Fabricius, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Cercopites Scudder, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Chaetophyes Schmidt, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Clastoptera Germar, 183942SpeciesTaxom
Clovia Stål, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Cloviana Lallemand, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Cordia Stål, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoscarta Stål, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Deois Fennah, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Eicissus Fowler, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Eoscarta Breddin, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Eoscartopsis Matsumura, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Epipyga Hamilton, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Homalogrypota Schmidt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Iphirhina Fennah, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ischnorhina Stål, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Isozulia Fennah, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Laccogrypota Schmidt, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Leptataspis Schmidt, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronia Amyot & Serv..., 1825Grey sedge5SpeciesTaxom
Lepyropsis Metcalf & Ho..., 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Literna Stål, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Lithecphora Scudder, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Locris Stål, 190410SpeciesTaxom
Locrites Scudder, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Mahanarva Distant, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Maxantonia Schmidt, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Megastethodon Schmidt, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Microsargane Fowler, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Monecphora Amyot & Serv..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Napotrephes Stål, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Neophilaenus Haupt, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Neoporpacella Lallemand & ..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Neosphenorhina Distant, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Ocoaxo Fennah, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Palaphrodes Scudder, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Palecphora Scudder, 18906SpeciesTaxom
Paphnutius Distant, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Paracercopis Schmidt, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Perinoia Walker, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Petrolystra Scudder, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Philaenarcys Hamilton, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Philagra Stål, 19344SpeciesTaxom
Philaronia Ball, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Phymatostetha Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Poophilus Stål, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Prinecphora Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Prosapia Fennah, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Ptyelus Le Peletier ..., 17941SpeciesTaxom
Schistogonia Stål, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoclypeana Lallemand & ..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Sphenorhina Amyot & Serv..., 17582SpeciesTaxom
Telogmometopius Jacobi, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Tomaspis Amyot & Serv..., 18652SpeciesTaxom
Tremapterus Spinola, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Triecphorella Nast, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Zulia Fennah, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
188 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeneolamia albofasciata Lallemand, 1939
Aeneolamia contigua Walker, 1851Spotted spittlebug
Aeneolamia lepidior Fowler, 1897
Aeneolamia varia Fabricius, 1787
Anyllis leiala Kirkaldy, 1906Froghopper
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) alni Fallen, 1805Alder froghopper
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) angulata (Ball, 1899)⇒ Lepyronia coleoptrata Linné, 1758
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) corticea Germar, 1821
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) detrita Walker, 1851
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) inflexa Walker, 1858
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) murina Melichar, 1902
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) princeps Walley, 1928Cone Spittlebug
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) quadrinotata Say, 1830Four-spotted Spittlebug
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) regina Hamilton, 1982Double-striped Thick-knee
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) salicina Goeze, 1778Willow froghopper
Aphrophora (Pinimber) cribrata (Lethierry, 1890)⇒ Epipyga cribrata Lethierry, 1890
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) annulata Ball, 1899
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) fulva Doering, 1941Western pine spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) irrorata Ball, 1899
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 gelidus Walker, 1851
Aphrophora parallela (Say, 1824)⇒ Aphrophora parallella Say, 1824
Aphrophora salicis (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Aphrophora forneri Haupt, 1919
Aphrophora signoretii (Fitch, 1856)⇒ Aphrophora gelidus Walker, 1851
Aphrophora spumarioides O. Heer, 1853
Bandusia erythrostena Walker, 1851
Catrimania tiobino Carvalho & P..., 2017
Cercopis astricta S. H. Scudder, 1890
Cercopis cephalinus T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Cercopis corticina Melichar, 1902
Cercopis sanguinolenta Scopoli, 1763
Cercopis suffocata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Cercopites calliscens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Cercopites umbratilis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Chaetophyes compacta Walker, 1851
Clastoptera achatina Germar, 1839Pecan spittlebug
Clastoptera arborina Ball, 1927Red Cedar Spittlebug
Clastoptera arizonana Doering, 1929Arizona spittle bug
Clastoptera biguttata Melichar, 1915
Clastoptera binotata Ball, 1896
Clastoptera brevis Walker, 1851
Clastoptera brunnea Ball, 1919Phalaropes
Clastoptera canyonensia Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera comstocki S. H. Scudder, 1890
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 laevigata Hamilton, 2015
Clastoptera lawsoni Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera lineaticollis (Baker, 1900)⇒ Clastoptera lineatocollis Stål, 1854
Clastoptera lineatocollis Stål, 1854
Clastoptera lugubris Ball, 1919Phalaropes
Clastoptera media Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera newporta (Doering, 1929)⇒ Clastoptera arborina Ball, 1927
Clastoptera obtusa Say, 1825Alder spittlebug
Clastoptera osborni Gillette & B..., 1895Blackfin pearlfish
Clastoptera ovata Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera pallidocephala Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera pini (Fitch, 1851)⇒ Clastoptera testacea Fitch, 1851
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 stolida Uhler, 1864
Clastoptera testacea Fitch, 1851Grey Phalarope
Clastoptera texana Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera tricincta Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera undulata Uhler, 1864
Clastoptera uniformia Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera uniformis
Clastoptera xanthocephala Germar, 1839Sunflower spittlebug
Clovia callifera Stål, 1856
Clovia modesta Gibson, 1919
Cloviana nitida Blöte, 1957
Cordia myxaAssyrian Plum
Cosmoscarta bispecularis White, 1844
Cosmoscarta silpha Breddin, 1903
Deois (Pandysia) schach (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Eoscarta assimilis (Uhler, 1896)⇒ Eoscartopsis assimilis Uhler, 1896
Eoscarta tonkinensis Lallemand, 1949
Eoscartopsis assimilis Uhler, 1896
Epipyga cribrata Lethierry, 1890
Homalogrypota coccinea Fabricius, 1794
Iphirhina perfecta Walker, 1858
Ischnorhina ephippium Fabricius, 1803
Isozulia astralis Distant, 1909
Laccogrypota valida Distant, 1909
Leptataspis chloe Jacobi, 1921
Lepyronia angulifera (Uhler, 1876)⇒ Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Lepyronia coleoptrata Linné, 1758Leafhopper
Lepyronia gibbosa Ball, 1899Banded Stilt
Lepyronia okadae Matsumura, 1903
Lepyronia quadrangularis Say, 1825Diamond-backed spittle bug
Literna fusca Lallemand, 1942
Literna maura Thunberg, 1822
Lithecphora diaphana S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithecphora murata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithecphora setigera S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithecphora unicolor S. H. Scudder, 1890
Locris areata Walker, 1851
Locris arithmetica Walker, 1851
Locris ochroptera Jacobi, 1904
Locris rhodesiana Distant, 1908
Locris rubida Stål, 1855
Locris sanguinipes Walker, 1851
Locris transversa Thunberg, 1822
Locris tricolor varburgeoni Lallemand, 1929
Locris venosa Schouteden, 1901
Locris vestigans Jacobi, 1904
Locrites copei S. H. Scudder, 1890
Locrites whitei S. H. Scudder, 1890
Mahanarva (Ipiranga) vittata Walker, 1851
Mahanarva (Mahanarva) bipars Walker, 1858
Mahanarva (Mahanarva) costaricensis Distant, 1879
Mahanarva (Mahanarva) tristis Fabricius, 1803Large sugarcane froghopper
Mahanarva tristis suffusa Walker, 1851
Maxantonia lineola Fabricius, 1803
Maxantonia mylabroides Fowler, 1897
Maxantonia quadrifasciata Le Peletier ..., 1825
Megastethodon xanthorhinus Boisduval, 1835
Monecphora cingulata Le Peletier ..., 1825
Napotrephes africana Stål, 1855
Neophilaenus albipennis Fabricius, 1798
Neophilaenus lineatus Linné, 1758Lined Spittle Bug
Neoporpacella conspurcata Schmidt, 1910
Neosphenorhina festa Germar, 1821
Neosphenorhina ocellata Walker, 1851
Ocoaxo lineatus Walker, 1851
Ocoaxo lineolatus Amyot & Serv..., 1843
Ocoaxo punctus Nast, 1949
Palaphrodes cincta S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palaphrodes irregularis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palaphrodes obliqua S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palaphrodes obscura S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palaphrodes transversa S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palecphora communis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palecphora inornata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palecphora maculata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palecphora marvinei S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palecphora patefacta S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palecphora praevalens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Paphnutius ostentus Distant, 1916
Paphnutius schmidti Haupt, 1924
Paphnutius semirufus Haupt, 1924
Paracercopis seminigra Melichar, 1902
Perinoia striata Blöte, 1957
Petrolystra gigantea S. H. Scudder, 1878
Petrolystra heros S. H. Scudder, 1878
Philaenarcys bilineata Say, 1830Prairie Spittlebug
Philaenarcys killa Hamilton, 1979
Philaenus americanus (Baker, 1897)⇒ Philaenarcys bilineata Say, 1830
Philaenus leucophthalmus Linné, 1758
Philaenus parallelus Stearns, 1918
Philaenus spumaria Linnaeus, 1758
Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758Common Froghopper
Philagra concolor Hacker, 1926
Philagra fusca Lallemand, 1927Spittlebug
Philagra parva Donovan, 1805Common Spittle Bug
Philagra vittata (Metcalf & Ho..., 1934)⇒ Philagra parva Donovan, 1805
Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Phymatostetha pudens Walker, 1858
Poophilus nebulosus Lethierry, 1876
Prinecphora balteata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Prosapia bicincta (Say, 1830)⇒ Prosapia fasciaticollis Stål, 1864
Prosapia fasciaticollis Stål, 1864
Prosapia ignipectus Fitch, 1851Black Spittlebug
Prosapia simulans Walker, 1858
Ptyelus angulatus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Lepyronia coleoptrata Linné, 1758
Schistogonia bidentata Schmidt, 1920
Schistogonia sanguinea Fabricius, 1803
Sphenoclypeana parana Distant, 1909
Sphenorhina distinguenda Walker, 1858
Sphenorhina rubra Linné, 1758
Telogmometopius obsoletus Jacobi, 1921
Tomaspis flexuosa Walker, 1851
Tomaspis larinia (Stål, 1865)⇒ Phymatostetha basiclava Walker, 1858
Tremapterus dregei Spinola, 1850
Triecphorella kirschbaumi Metcalf, 1955
Zulia (Neozulia) vilior Fowler, 1897

Subnodes of Cercopoidea with occurrences in USA
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
19
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCercopidae
Leach, 1815
froghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs
40
86
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClastopteridae
Stål, 1858
Clastopterid Spittlebugs
1
42
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEpipygidae
Hamilton, 2001
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMachaerotidae
Stål, 1866
Tube spittlebugs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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