Choconta (froghopper)

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Choconta
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Choconta circulata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Cicadomorpha
Superfamily: Cercopoidea
Family: Ischnorhinidae
Genus: Choconta
Fennah, 1979 [1]
Species [2]

Choconta is a genus of froghoppers in the family Ischnorhinidae. The genus was described first by Fennah in 1979. [1]

Etymology and habitat

The genus is named after the town of Chocontá, Cundinamarca, on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia. Its species are endemic to Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Peru. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Choconta - Hemiptera Database
  2. "Choconta". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 30 March 2022.