''Tomaspis'' 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, ...

in the family

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 ...

(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 ...

). The genus was first described by Amyot & Serville in 1843. Soulier-Perkins, A. (2013) COOL - Cercopoidea Organised On Line.
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Species

23 species are recognized within ''Tomaspis'': * '' Tomaspis basifura'' Melichar, 1912 * '' Tomaspis biolleyi'' (Distant, 1900) * '' Tomaspis costalimar'' Franco, 1953 * '' Tomaspis crocea'' (Walker, 1851) * '' Tomaspis cruralis'' (Stål, 1862) * '' Tomaspis discoidea'' Melichar, 1915 * '' Tomaspis flexuosa'' (Walker, 1851) * '' Tomaspis furcata'' (Germar, 1821) * '' Tomaspis handlirschi'' Fowler, 1897 * '' Tomaspis inclusa'' (Walker, 1858) * '' Tomaspis intermedia'' Fowler, 1897 * '' Tomaspis miles'' Fowler, 1897 * '' Tomaspis nigricans'' Amyot & Serville, 1843 * '' Tomaspis nigrofasciata'' Melichar, 1908 * '' Tomaspis perezii'' Berg, 1879 * '' Tomaspis platensis'' Berg, 1883 * '' Tomaspis pulchralis'' Valdes Ragues, 1910 * '' Tomaspis rubripennis'' (Blanchard & Brulle, 1846) * '' Tomaspis rufopicea'' (Walker, 1852) * '' Tomaspis semimaculata'' Fowler, 1897 * '' Tomaspis tripars'' (Walker, 1858) * '' Tomaspis venosa'' (Walker, 1851) * '' Tomaspis xanthocephala'' (Walker, 1858)

References

Cercopoidea Insects described in 1843 Auchenorrhyncha genera {{Auchenorrhyncha-stub