| Clastopteridae | |
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| Unidentified Clastoptera (Guelph, Canada) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: | Cercopoidea |
| Family: | Clastopteridae Dohrn, 1859 |
Clastopteridae is a family of spittlebugs in the order Hemiptera. There are at least 10 genera and 100 described species in Clastopteridae. [1] [2] [3]
These 10 genera belong to the family Clastopteridae:
The froghoppers, or the superfamily Cercopoidea, are a group of hemipteran insects in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. Adults are capable of jumping many times their height and length, giving the group their common name, but they are best known for their plant-sucking nymphs which encase themselves in foam in springtime.
The Auchenorrhyncha suborder of the Hemiptera contains most of the familiar members of what was called the "Homoptera" – groups such as cicadas, leafhoppers, treehoppers, planthoppers, and spittlebugs. The aphids and scale insects are the other well-known "Homoptera", and they are in the suborder Sternorrhyncha.
The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera, with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. However, while many of the species feed on seeds, some feed on sap (mucivory) or seed pods, others are omnivores and a few, such as the wekiu bug, are carnivores that feed exclusively on insects. Insects in this family are distributed across the world, including throughout North America. The family was vastly larger, but numerous former subfamilies have been removed and given independent family status, including the Artheneidae, Blissidae, Cryptorhamphidae, Cymidae, Geocoridae, Heterogastridae, Ninidae, Oxycarenidae and Rhyparochromidae, which together constituted well over half of the former family.
Machaerotidae are a family of bugs in the superfamily Cercopoidea which were formerly grouped with the other cercopids. They are sometimes called as tube-forming spittle-bugs as the nymphs form a calcareous tube within which they live. These bugs are mainly found in the Old World tropics. The adults of many genera have a long, free and spine-like process originating at the scutellum and thus superficially similar to the tree-hoppers, Membracidae. Its tegmen or forewing, like typical bugs of the suborder Heteroptera, always has a distinct, membranous apical area.
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.
Aphrophora is a genus of spittlebugs in the family Aphrophoridae. There are at least 80 described species in Aphrophora.
Clastoptera lineatocollis is a species of spittlebug in the family Clastopteridae. It is found in North America.
Pachygronthidae is a family of true bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are about 14 genera and more than 80 described species in Pachygronthidae.
Clastoptera achatina, the pecan spittlebug, is a species of spittlebug in the family Clastopteridae. It is found in North America.
Clastoptera obtusa, the alder spittlebug, is a species of spittlebug in the family Clastopteridae. It is found in North America.
Clastoptera arizonana, the Arizona spittlebug, is a species of spittlebug in the family Clastopteridae. It is found in North America.
Clastoptera juniperina, the juniper spittlebug, is a species of spittlebug in the family Clastopteridae. It is found in North America.
Clastoptera saintcyri, the heath spittlebug, is a species of spittlebug in the family Clastopteridae. It is found in North America.
Clastoptera testacea is a species of spittlebug in the family Clastopteridae. It is found in North America.
Ninidae is a family of true bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are about 5 genera and 14 described species in Ninidae.
Clastoptera xanthocephala, the sunflower spittlebug, is a species of spittlebug in the family Clastopteridae. It is found in North America and Oceania.
Clastoptera proteus, the dogwood spittlebug, is a species of spittlebug in the family Clastopteridae. It is found in North America.
Clastoptera siskiyou is a species of spittlebug in the family Clastopteridae. It is found in North America.
Neophilaenus is a genus of spittlebugs in the family Aphrophoridae. There are about 10 described species in Neophilaenus.
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