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Prosapia
''Prosapia'' is a genus of froghoppers in the family Ischnorhinidae. There are about six described species in ''Prosapia''. The genus is distributed in North and Central America, including the Caribbean. Species These six species belong to the genus ''Prosapia'': * ''Prosapia bicincta'' (Say, 1830) (two-lined spittlebug) * '' Prosapia flavifascia'' (Metcalf & Bruner, 1925) * '' Prosapia ignipectus'' (Fitch, 1851) (red-legged spittlebug) * '' Prosapia latens'' Fennah, 1953 * '' Prosapia plagiata'' (Distant, 1878) * '' Prosapia simulans'' (Walker, 1858) c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * External links * Cercopoidea Auchenorrhyncha genera Articles created by Qbugbot Hemiptera of Central America {{auchenorrhyncha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prosapia Bicincta
''Prosapia bicincta'', the two-lined spittlebug, is a species of insect in the family Ischnorhinidae (formerly Cercopidae). Adults are black with two red or orange lines crossing the wings. It reaches a length of 8–10 mm. It is widespread in the eastern half of the United States. A similar species, ''Prosapia simulans'', can be found throughout Central America where it is considered an agricultural pest. Nymphs feed on various grasses (including Eremochloa ophiuroides, centipedegrass, Cynodon, bermudagrass and corn) from within foam (consisting of their own spittle) produced from juices of their host plant. Adults feed on the leaves of both native and introduced species of holly, as well as on the leaves of the Cercis canadensis, eastern redbud tree. It is a pest of forage grasses and turf grasses such as those grown for lawns and its consumption of these plants causes economic damage throughout the southeastern United States. Since 2016, ''P. bicincta'' has been assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prosapia Ignipectus
''Prosapia ignipectus'', known generally as the red-legged spittlebug or black spittlebug, is a species of froghopper in the family Ischnorhinidae (formerly 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 Worl ...). It is found in North America. It measures about in length. References Further reading * * * * * External links * Cercopoidea Hemiptera of North America Insects described in 1851 Taxa named by Asa Fitch Articles created by Qbugbot {{auchenorrhyncha-stub ... [...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] |
Ischnorhinidae
Ischnorhinidae is the second largest family of Cercopoidea, a xylem-feeding insect group, formerly included in the family Cercopidae, and similarly commonly called froghoppers. Taxonomy They belong to the hemipteran suborder Auchenorrhyncha. A 2023 phylogenetic study of the superfamily indicated the elevation of the New World cercopid subfamily Ischnorhininae to full family status as Ischnorhinidae was necessaryin order to create a monophyletic Cercopidae, thereby now restricted exclusively to the Old World. This was based on the closer phylogenetic ties of Ischnorhinidae to Machaerotidae than to the remaining Cercopidae. The Cercopidae '' senso stricto'' was then divided into two monophyletic subfamilies, Cercopinae and Cosmoscartinae, each with a number of tribes. Tribes and genera Tribe Ischnorhinini *'' Baetkia'' *'' Choconta'' *'' Homalogrypota'' *'' Huaina'' *'' Iphirhina'' *'' Ischnorhina'' *'' Laccogrypota'' *'' Neolaccogrypota'' *'' Neosphenorhina'' *'' Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Gordon Fennah
Ronald Gordon Fennah (1910 – 19 August 1987) was an English entomologist who specialised in the systematics of the Planthopper, Fulgoroidea and worked in the Caribbean Islands and at the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International, Commonwealth Institute of Entomology. Fennah was born in Ludlow and graduated from University of Cambridge, Cambridge University after which he worked at the University of the West Indies, Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture in Trinidad. He later became an entomologist in the Trinidad Department of Agriculture where he worked on the pests of citrus, cococa, and sugarcane. He examined the toxicity of DDT by ingesting and applying it on his own skin in 1944. Fennah moved to London to work at the Commonwealth Institute of Entomology in 1958, becoming its director in 1969 and retiring in 1975. He worked on the systematics of the Auchenorrhyncha and received an Sc.D. from Cambridge University in 1967. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fennah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
