Cercopidae

Also known as spittlebugs, froghoppers, spittlebug, froghopper, cercopid, cercopids, frog hoppers, frog hopper

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.

Species

froghoppers

FAMILY

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyCercopidae

Observations recorded176,373

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 2,886
With media: 73
Family: Cercopidae
Collections: IIZD-UASLP, MHNCA
Recorded in: Mexico

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: froghopper
Image: Blutzikade Cercopis vulnerata.jpg

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Commons category: Cercopidae
taxon rank: family
taxon name: Cercopidae
topic's main category: Category:Cercopidae
taxon common name: Schuimcicaden

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Taxonomy
Cercopinae
Cosmoscartinae
Invalid genera
Fossil genera
Taxa removed from Cercopidae
References

==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. thumb|right|upright|Anyllis leiala

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