Epipygidae
Appearance
Epipygidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Superfamily: | Cercopoidea |
Family: | Epipygidae Hamilton, 2001 |
Epipygidae is a family of froghoppers in the insect superfamily Cercopoidea. There are at least three genera and about five described species in Epipygidae, found in the American tropics. In addition, there are more than 20 undescribed species in the family.[1][2][3]
Genera
These three genera belong to the family Epipygidae:
References
- ^ Hamilton, K. G. Andrew (2001). "A new family of froghoppers from the American tropics (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea: Epipygidae)". Biodiversity. 2 (3): 15–21. doi:10.1080/14888386.2001.9712551. ISSN 1488-8386.
- ^ "Epipygidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ^ "Epipygidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-23.