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Procercopidae
Procercopidae is an extinct family of froghoppers. They are known from the Early Jurassic to early Late Cretaceous of Eurasia. They are one of two main families of Mesozoic froghoppers alongside Sinoalidae. Procercopidae are considered to be the ancestral group from which modern froghoppers are derived. Taxonomy Chen et al, 2020 found that the family was paraphyletic with respect to extant froghoppers and the monotypic family Cercopionidae known from the Aptian aged Crato Formation of Brazil. * †'' Anomoscytina'' Ren et al. 1998 Yixian Formation, China, Aptian ** †''Anomoscytina anomala'' Ren et al. 1998 * †'' Anthoscytina'' Hong 1983 ** †''Anthoscytina brevineura'' Chen et al. 2015 Daohugou, China, Callovian ** †''Anthoscytina daica'' Shcherbakov 1988 Glushkovo Formation, Russia, Tithonian-Early Cretaceous ** †''Anthoscytina daidaleos'' Fu et al. 2018 Daohugou, China, Callovian ** †''Anthoscytina elegans'' Chen et al. 2015 Daohugou, China, Callovian ** †''Antho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Froghoppers
The froghoppers, or the superfamily Cercopoidea, are a group of hemipteran insects in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. Adults are capable of jumping many times their height and length, giving the group their common name, but they are best known for their plant-sucking nymphs which encase themselves in foam in springtime. Taxonomy Traditionally, most of this superfamily was considered a single family, the Cercopidae, but this family has been split into three families for many years now: the Aphrophoridae, Cercopidae, and Clastopteridae. More recently, the family Epipygidae has been removed from the Aphrophoridae. Spittlebug nymphs These families are best known for the nymph (biology), nymphal stage, which produces a cover of foamed-up plant sap visually resembling saliva; the nymphs are therefore commonly known as spittlebugs and their foam as cuckoo spit, frog spit, or snake spit. This characteristic spittle production is associated with the unusual trait of xylem feeding. Wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
