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Checklist for Superfamily Membracoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
209
5311
23131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
152
4750
20612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
35
1837
7653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
15
1079
4842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Membracoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
836
3778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
5 Families width 3778 Species and 55 Subspecies
Aetalionidae Spinola, 1850Treehopper2SpeciesTaxom
Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802Cicadellids3164SpeciesTaxom
Membracidae Germar, 1821Horned Treehoppers556SpeciesTaxom
Myerslopiidae Evans, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Ulopidae (Le Peletier ..., 1825)55SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Membracoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyAetalionidae
Spinola, 1850
treehopper
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCicadellidae
Latreille, 1802
Cicadellids, Hoppers, Jassids, Leafhopper, Leafhoppers, Sharpshooters, Typical Leafhoppers
702
3164
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMembracidae
Germar, 1821
Horned Treehoppers, Membracids, Thorn bugs, Treehopper, Treehoppers, Typical treehoppers
119
556
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMyerslopiidae
Evans, 1957
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyUlopidae
Le Peletier & Serville, 1825
13
55
Genera
Species

Taxom



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