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Auchenorrhyncha Genera
The Auchenorrhyncha suborder of the Hemiptera contains most of the familiar members of what was called the "Homoptera" – groups such as cicadas, leafhoppers, treehoppers, planthoppers, and spittlebugs. The aphids and scale insects are the other well-known "Homoptera", and they are in the suborder Sternorrhyncha. Distributed worldwide, all members of this group are plant-feeders, and many are vectors of viral and fungal diseases of plants. It is also common for Auchenorrhyncha species to produce either audible sounds or substrate vibrations as a form of communication. Such calls range from vibrations inaudible to humans, to the calls of many species of cicadas that can be heard for hundreds of metres, at least. In season, they produce the most characteristic and ubiquitous noise of the bush. Etymology The word "Auchenorrhyncha" is derived from the Greek words αὐχήν (auchēn), meaning "neck" or "throat," and ῥύγχος (rhynchos), meaning "snout". Classification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphocephala Coccinea
''Graphocephala coccinea'' is a meadow and woodland-dwelling species of brightly colored leafhopper native to North and Central America, from Canada south to Panama.United States Department of Agriculture s include candy-striped leafhopper, red-banded leafhopper, scarlet-and-green leafhopper, red-and-blue leafhopper, and sharpshooter. Adults measure 6.7–8.4 mm in length and have vivid blue (or green) and red (or orange-red) stripes on their s and the top of their |
Aphrophora Nymph
''Aphrophora'' is a genus of spittlebugs in the family Aphrophoridae. There are at least 80 described species in ''Aphrophora''. '' Aphrophora alni'' Species Species within this genus include: * ''Aphrophora alni'' (European alder spittlebug) * '' Aphrophora ambigua'' * '' Aphrophora ampliata'' * '' Aphrophora angulata'' * †'' Aphrophora angusta'' (Ypresian, Allenby Formation) * '' Aphrophora annulata'' * '' Aphrophora aurata'' * '' Aphrophora bimaculata'' * '' Aphrophora binomoriensis'' * '' Aphrophora bipartita'' * '' Aphrophora bipunctata'' * '' Aphrophora bisignata'' * '' Aphrophora brachycephala'' * '' Aphrophora canadensis'' * '' Aphrophora chilensis'' * '' Aphrophora consobrina'' * '' Aphrophora consocia'' * '' Aphrophora corticea'' * '' Aphrophora cribrata'' (pine spittlebug) * '' Aphrophora detrita'' * '' Aphrophora detritus'' * '' Aphrophora eruginosa'' * '' Aphrophora exoleta'' * '' Aphrophora exoleta'' * '' Aphrophora flavicosta'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cicadidae
Cicadidae, the true cicadas,World Auchenorrhyncha Database: family Cicadidae Batsch, 1789 (retrieved 21 May 2025) is one of two families of cicadas. With about 519 genera and over 3,400 species worldwide, it contains most living cicada species, except for the two belonging to its sister taxon, the Tettigarctidae. Description Cicadas are large insects characterized by their membranous wings, triangular-formation of three ocelli on the top of their heads, and their short, bristle-like antennae.Ecology Communication Cicadas are known for the loud airborne sounds that males of most species make to attract mates. One member of this family, ''Brevisana brevis'', the "shrill thorntree cicada", is the loudest inse ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machaerotidae
Machaerotidae are a family of bugs in the superfamily Cercopoidea which were formerly placed within Cercopidae. They are sometimes called tube-forming spittle-bugs as the nymphs form a calcareous tube within which they live. These bugs are mainly found in the Old World tropics. The adults of many genera have a long, free and spine-like process originating from the scutellum and thus superficially similar to the tree-hoppers, Membracidae. The tegmen or forewing, like typical bugs of the suborder Heteroptera, always has a distinct, membranous apical area. Like other cercopoids, these are xylem-sap feeders. The nymph extracts calcium from the xylem fluid and constructs a calcareous tube from Malphigian gland secretions. They typically feed on woody dicots and immerse themselves in a rather clear fluid excretion inside the tube. The tubes strongly resemble the shells of certain serpulid sea worms or helicoid land snails and contain no less than 75% calcium carbonate. This ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epipygidae
Epipyginae is a lineage of froghoppers in the insect family Aphrophoridae. There are at least three genera and about five described species in Epipyginae, found in the American tropics. In addition, there are more than 20 undescribed species in the group. Taxonomy All molecular analyses published since 2005 indicate that the group is monophyletic, but is clearly nested within the family Aphrophoridae The Aphrophoridae are a family of spittlebugs belonging to the order Hemiptera. There are at least 160 genera and 990 described species in Aphrophoridae. Taxonomy Traditionally, most of the superfamily Cercopoidea was considered a single fa ... and is probably best relegated to the status of a subfamily or tribe, rather than retained as a separate family, in order to keep Aphrophoridae as a monophyletic family.Cryan, J.R., Svenson, G.J. (2010) Family-level relationships of the spittlebugs and froghoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Cercopoidea). Systematic Entomology, 35: 393- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clastopteridae
Clastopteridae is a family of spittlebugs in the order Hemiptera. There are at least 10 genera and 100 described species in Clastopteridae. Genera These 10 genera belong to the family Clastopteridae: * '' Allox'' Hamilton, 2014 * '' Clastoptera'' Germar, 1839 * '' Hemizygon'' Hamilton, 2014 * '' Iba'' Schmidt, 1920 * '' Parahindoloides'' Lallemand, 1951 * '' Paropia'' Germar, 1833 * '' Pseudoclastoptera'' Hamilton, 2014 * '' Taphrotylus'' Hamilton, 2015 * ''Zygon The long-running BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' has an extensive universe inhabited by a continuously expanding gallery of creatures and aliens. The series first aired on BBC in 1963 until its cancellation in 1989, with ...'' Hamilton, 2014 * † '' Prisciba'' Poinar, 2014 References Further reading * * External links * Auchenorrhyncha families Cercopoidea {{Auchenorrhyncha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cercopidae
Cercopidae are the largest family of Cercopoidea, a xylem-feeding insect group, commonly called froghoppers. They belong to the hemipteran suborder Auchenorrhyncha. A 2023 phylogenetic study of the family suggested the elevation of the New World subfamily Ischnorhininae to full family status as Ischnorhinidae, leaving a monophyletic Old World Cercopinae. Taxonomy Based on a 2023 molecular phylogenetic analysis, the Cercopidae ''senso stricto'' was divided into two monophyletic subfamilies, Cercopinae and Cosmoscartinae, each with a number of tribes. Cercopinae ;Tribe Bandusiini *''Bandusia (froghopper), Bandisia'' ;Tribe Callitetixini *''Abidama'' *''Callitettix'' *''Caloscarta'' *''Moultoniella'' *''Rhinastria'' *''Tadascarta'' ;Tribe Cercopini *''Cercopis'' *''Haematoloma'' *''Triecphorella'' ;Tribe Haematoscartini *''Clypeocarta'' *''Haematoscarta'' *''Lieftinckana'' *''Straelenia'' ;Tribe Hemiaufidini *''Hemiaufidus'' ;Tribe Locrisini *''Anyllis'' *''Duli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aphrophoridae
The Aphrophoridae are a family of spittlebugs belonging to the order Hemiptera. There are at least 160 genera and 990 described species in Aphrophoridae. Taxonomy Traditionally, most of the superfamily Cercopoidea 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. All molecular analyses published since 2005 indicate that Aphrophoridae is monophyletic, but only if the Epipyginae is retained within Aphrophoridae as a subfamily or tribe within Aphrophoridae, rather than excluded as a separate family ("Epipygidae").Cryan, J.R., Svenson, G.J. (2010) Family-level relationships of the spittlebugs and froghoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Cercopoidea). Systematic Entomology, 35: 393-415. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3113.2009.00520.xHamilton, K.G.A. (2016) Neotropical spittlebugs related to Neaenini (Hemiptera, Cercopidae) and the origins of subfamily Cercopinae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Froghopper
The superfamily Cercopoidea, some members of which are called froghoppers and still others known as spittlebugs, 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 many species are best known for their plant-sucking nymphs which produce foam shelters, and are referred to as "spittlebugs". 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. The tribe Epipygini was removed from the Aphrophoridae and elevated to family rank in 2001, but four subsequent phylogenies all showed this lineage was firmly nested within Aphrophoridae (e.g.Cryan, J.R., Svenson, G.J. (2010) Family-level relationships of the spittlebugs and froghoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Cercopoidea). Systematic Entomology, 35: 393-415 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monophyletic
In biological cladistics for the classification of organisms, monophyly is the condition of a taxonomic grouping being a clade – that is, a grouping of organisms which meets these criteria: # the grouping contains its own most recent common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population), i.e. excludes non-descendants of that common ancestor # the grouping contains all the descendants of that common ancestor, without exception Monophyly is contrasted with paraphyly and polyphyly as shown in the second diagram. A ''paraphyletic'' grouping meets 1. but not 2., thus consisting of the descendants of a common ancestor, excepting one or more monophyletic subgroups. A '' polyphyletic'' grouping meets neither criterion, and instead serves to characterize convergent relationships of biological features rather than genetic relationships – for example, night-active primates, fruit trees, or aquatic insects. As such, these characteristic features of a polyphyletic grouping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
