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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
152
2071
7672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
107
1810
6938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
23
652
2861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
7
443
2223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cercopoidea
Leach, 1815
Froghoppers, Spittlebugs
3
29
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West USA
3 Families width 86 Species
Cercopidae Leach, 1815Froghopper33SpeciesTaxom
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946Froghoppers28SpeciesTaxom
Clastopteridae Stål, 1858Clastopterid Spittlebugs25SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West USA
29 Genera with 86 Species
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Aeneolamia Fennah, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Aphrophora Germar, 1853Spittle Bug13SpeciesTaxom
Catrimania Fennah, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Cercopis Fabricius, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Cercopites Scudder, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Clastoptera Germar, 183925SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoscarta Stål, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Deois Fennah, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Homalogrypota Schmidt, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Iphirhina Fennah, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Lepyronia Amyot & Serv..., 1825Grey sedge3SpeciesTaxom
Lithecphora Scudder, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Locrites Scudder, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Mahanarva Distant, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Maxantonia Schmidt, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Microsargane Fowler, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Neophilaenus Haupt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neoporpacella Lallemand & ..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ocoaxo Fennah, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaphrodes Scudder, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Palecphora Scudder, 18906SpeciesTaxom
Petrolystra Scudder, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Philaenarcys Hamilton, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Philaenus Stål, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Philaronia Ball, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Prinecphora Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Prosapia Fennah, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Sphenorhina Amyot & Serv..., 17582SpeciesTaxom
Zulia Fennah, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
86 Species
Aeneolamia contigua Walker, 1851Spotted spittlebug
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) angulata (Ball, 1899)⇒ Lepyronia coleoptrata Linné, 1758
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) corticea Germar, 1821
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) detrita Walker, 1851
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) princeps Walley, 1928Cone Spittlebug
Aphrophora (Aphrophora) regina Hamilton, 1982Double-striped Thick-knee
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) annulata Ball, 1899
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) fulva Doering, 1941Western pine spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) irrorata Ball, 1899
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) permutata Uhler, 1876Douglas-fir spittlebug
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) punctipes Walley, 1928Redring milkweed
Aphrophora (Plesiommata) saratogensis Fitch, 1851Saratoga Spittle Bug
Aphrophora parallela (Say, 1824)⇒ Aphrophora parallella Say, 1824
Aphrophora spumarioides O. Heer, 1853
Catrimania tiobino Carvalho & P..., 2017
Cercopis astricta S. H. Scudder, 1890
Cercopis cephalinus T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Cercopis suffocata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Cercopites calliscens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Cercopites umbratilis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Clastoptera achatina Germar, 1839Pecan spittlebug
Clastoptera arborina Ball, 1927Red Cedar Spittlebug
Clastoptera binotata Ball, 1896
Clastoptera brevis Walker, 1851
Clastoptera brunnea Ball, 1919Phalaropes
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 juniperina Ball, 1919Juniper Spittlebug
Clastoptera lawsoni Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera lineatocollis Stål, 1854
Clastoptera lugubris Ball, 1919Phalaropes
Clastoptera obtusa Say, 1825Alder spittlebug
Clastoptera osborni Gillette & B..., 1895Blackfin pearlfish
Clastoptera ovata Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera pallidocephala Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera proteus Fitch, 1851Blueberry spittlebug
Clastoptera saintcyri Provancher, 1872Blueberry spittlebug
Clastoptera sierra Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera siskiyou Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera testacea Fitch, 1851Grey Phalarope
Clastoptera tricincta Doering, 1929Wilson's Phalarope
Clastoptera xanthocephala Germar, 1839Sunflower spittlebug
Cosmoscarta silpha Breddin, 1903
Deois (Pandysia) schach (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Deois humeralis Le Peletier ..., 1843
Homalogrypota coccinea Fabricius, 1794
Lepyronia angulifera (Uhler, 1876)⇒ Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Lepyronia gibbosa Ball, 1899Banded Stilt
Lepyronia quadrangularis Say, 1825Diamond-backed spittle bug
Lithecphora diaphana S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithecphora murata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithecphora setigera S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithecphora unicolor S. H. Scudder, 1890
Locrites copei S. H. Scudder, 1890
Locrites whitei S. H. Scudder, 1890
Mahanarva (Mahanarva) costaricensis Distant, 1879
Maxantonia mylabroides Fowler, 1897
Neophilaenus lineatus Linné, 1758Lined Spittle Bug
Neoporpacella conspurcata Schmidt, 1910
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
Petrolystra gigantea S. H. Scudder, 1878
Petrolystra heros S. H. Scudder, 1878
Philaenarcys bilineata Say, 1830Prairie Spittlebug
Philaenus leucophthalmus Linné, 1758
Philaenus spumarius Linnaeus, 1758Common Froghopper
Philaronia abjecta Uhler, 1876
Prinecphora balteata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Prosapia bicincta (Say, 1830)⇒ Prosapia fasciaticollis Stål, 1864
Prosapia fasciaticollis Stål, 1864
Prosapia simulans Walker, 1858
Sphenorhina distinguenda Walker, 1858
Sphenorhina rubra Linné, 1758
Zulia (Neozulia) vilior Fowler, 1897

Subnodes of Cercopoidea with occurrences in West USA
FamilyAphrophoridae
Evans, 1946
Froghoppers, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs, True Spittlebugs
9
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCercopidae
Leach, 1815
froghopper, Froghoppers, Spitbugs, Spittle bugs, Spittlebugs
19
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClastopteridae
Stål, 1858
Clastopterid Spittlebugs
1
25
Genus
Species

Taxom



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