Epipygidae

Epipygidae
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:

Eicissus Fowler, 1897
Epipyga Hamilton, 2001
Erugissa Hamilton, 2001

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.

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[Hamilton2001-1] 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.

[itis-2] "Epipygidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-05-23.

[gbif-3] "Epipygidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-23.

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