Cercopidae
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| Cercopidae | |
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| Cercopis vulnerata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: | Cercopoidea |
| Family: | Cercopidae Leach, 1815 [1] |
Cercopidae are the largest family of Cercopoidea, a xylem-feeding insect group, commonly called froghoppers [2]. They belong to the hemipteran suborder Auchenorrhyncha.
[edit] References
- ^ "Cercopidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=109172.
- ^ Carvalho C, Webb M (2005). "Cercopid Spittle Bugs of the New World (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cercopidae)". Pensoft Series Faunistica 49: 280pp. ISBN 9546422460.
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