Auchenorrhyncha

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.

A planthopper is any insect in the infraorder Fulgoromorpha, in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, a group exceeding 12,500 described species worldwide. The name comes from their remarkable resemblance to leaves and other plants of their environment and that they often "hop" for quick transportation in a similar way to that of grasshoppers. However, planthoppers generally walk very slowly. Distributed worldwide, all members of this group are plant-feeders, though few are considered pests. Fulgoromorphs are most reliably distinguished from the other Auchenorrhyncha by two features: the bifurcate (Y-

Cicadomorpha is an infraorder of the insect order Hemiptera which contains the cicadas, leafhoppers, treehoppers, and spittlebugs. There are approximately 35,000 described species worldwide. Distributed worldwide, all members of this group are plant-feeders, and many produce either audible sounds or substrate vibrations as a form of communication. The earliest fossils of cicadomorphs first appear during the Late Permian. Notable extinct members include the "giant cicadas" belonging to Palaeontinidae.

species of insect

thumb|right|The most common brochosomes thumb|right|A female :en:Glassy-winged sharpshooter|Homalodisca vitripennis carries on her wings masses of specialized brochosomes (the white spot) to be used during egg-laying. thumb|right|A model of a typical brochosome from leafhopper integument (on the right dissected to show the interior).

insect anatomy term; simple or variously modified apical or subapical bristle, arising from the third antennal segment

species of insect

species of insect

thumb|Omolicna uhleri, Florida Omolicna is a genus of derbid planthoppers in the family Derbidae. There are more than 20 described species in Omolicna. They are found in North America, Central America, and northern South America.

Scolypopa is a genus of planthoppers in the family Ricaniidae. There are about eight described species in Scolypopa, found mainly in Australia and New Zealand. thumb|Scolypopa australis

Tettigometra is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Tettigometridae.

Cedusa is a genus of derbid planthoppers in the family Derbidae. There are more than 170 described species in Cedusa.