Checklist of Superfamily Membracoidea Rafinesque, 1815
for Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4493
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4489
12400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4383
12048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 89
591
1160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 67
526
1071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers | 19
199
469 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
| 6
140
334 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Membracoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 3
123
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nigeria
3 Families width 299 Species and 4 Subspecies
Subnodes of Membracoidea with occurrences in Nigeria | Family | Cicadellidae
Latreille, 1802
Cicadellids, Hoppers, Jassids, Leafhopper, Leafhoppers, Sharpshooters, Typical Leafhoppers | 108
270 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Membracidae
Germar, 1821
Horned Treehoppers, Membracids, Thorn bugs, Treehopper, Treehoppers, Typical treehoppers | 14
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ulopidae
Le Peletier & Serville, 1825
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
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