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Checklist of Superfamily Membracoidea Rafinesque, 1815
for Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
275
1566
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
275
1566
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
267
1550
2024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
35
87
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
31
83
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
8
22
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
4
16
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Membracoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
10
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
1 Family width 8 Species
Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802Cicadellids8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
10 Genera with 8 Species
Aconurella Ribaut, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Austrogallia1SpeciesTaxom
Balclutha Kirkaldy, 1882Grass leafhoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Bonaspeia Linnavuori, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Caffrolix Linnavuori, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Deltocephalus Burmeister, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Empoasca Walsh, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Molopopterus Jacobi, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Recilia Edwards, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhusia Theron, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
8 Species
Aconurella prolixa Lethierry, 1885
Austrogallia cuneata
Balclutha frontalis Ferrari, 1882Leafhopper
Bonaspeia cristata Linnavuori, 1961
Deltocephalus breviatus Cogan, 1916
Empoasca protea Cogan, 1916
Molopopterus mallyi Cogan, 1916
Rhusia elegia Cogan, 1916

Subnodes of Membracoidea with occurrences in Cape Town
FamilyCicadellidae
Latreille, 1802
Cicadellids, Hoppers, Jassids, Leafhopper, Leafhoppers, Sharpshooters, Typical Leafhoppers
10
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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