Aphrophoridae
The Aphrophoridae or spittlebugs are a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera. There are at least 160 genera and 990 described species in Aphrophoridae.[1][2][3][4]
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Yezophora flavomaculata
Aphrophora corticea
Aphrophora nymph inside its spittle.
| Aphrophoridae | |
|---|---|
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| Philaenus spumarius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Superfamily: | Cercopoidea |
| Family: | Aphrophoridae Amyot & Serville, 1843 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 150 genera | |
European genera
- Aphrophora Germar 1821
- Lepyronia Amyot & Serville 1843
- Mesoptyelus Matsumura 1904
- Neophilaenus Haupt 1935
- Paraphilaenus Vilbaste 1962
- Peuceptyelus Sahlberg 1871
- Philaenus Stål 1864
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See also
References
- "Aphrophoridae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- "Browse Aphrophoridae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- "Aphrophoridae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- "Aphrophoridae Family Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
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