''Cercopis'' is a genus of

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, ...

s belonging to the family

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 ...

, distributed primarily in the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. Th ...

. At least one species, '' C. vulnerata'', can be a pest to agriculture. There are over 30 accepted species.World Auchenorrhyncha Database: ''Cercopis''
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Selected species

* '' Cercopis arcuata'' Fieber, 1884 * '' Cercopis intermedia'' Kirschbaum, 1868 * '' Cercopis sabaudiana'' Lallemand, 1949 * '' Cercopis sanguinolenta'' (Scopoli, 1763) * ''

Cercopis vulnerata ''Cercopis vulnerata'' (also known as the black-and-red froghopper or red-and-black froghopper) is a species of froghopper in the family Cercopidae. Distribution This species is present in most of Europe (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Ser ...

'' Rossi, 1807

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Cercopidae Auchenorrhyncha genera {{Auchenorrhyncha-stub