This is a list of 157 genera in the family Aphrophoridae, spittlebugs. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]
The insect family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs. There are over 500 species in 20 genera. They are soft-bodied, elongate, winged terrestrial predators. Many damsel bugs catch and hold prey with their forelegs, similar to mantids. They are considered helpful species in agriculture because of their predation on many types of crop pests.
Anisoscelini is a tribe of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. It was formerly spelled Anisoscelidini, but the tribal name spelling was incorrectly formed.
The Stenopodainae are a subfamily of Reduviidae. Often cryptically coloured, with prominent mandibular plates, antennal segment 1 generally strongly developed, remaining segments slender and often folded back under the first; hemelytron typically with large pentagonal or hexagonal cell in the corium. Approximately 113 genera are described, with most species found in the tropics. Many species are associated with soil or sand, and many are apterous.
The Aphrophoridae are a family of spittlebugs belonging to the order Hemiptera. There are at least 160 genera and 990 described species in Aphrophoridae.
Coreini is a tribe of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are at least 20 genera and 70 described species in Coreini.
Cymus is a genus of true bugs in the family Cymidae. There are at least 40 described species in Cymus.
Carpocorini is a tribe of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are more than 100 genera in Carpocorini.
Smiliini is a tribe of treehoppers in the family Membracidae. There are about 6 genera and at least 40 described species in Smiliini.
Telamonini is a tribe of treehoppers in the family Membracidae. There are about 9 genera and at least 50 described species in Telamonini.
Thelia is a genus of treehoppers in the family Membracidae. There are at least two described species in Thelia.
Acanthocephalini is a tribe of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are at least 100 described species in Acanthocephalini found in the Americas.
Cydamus is a genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae, found in the Americas. There are about 15 described species in Cydamus.
Pseudophloeinae is a subfamily of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are at least 100 described species in Pseudophloeinae, distributed worldwide.
Oedancala is a genus of true bugs in the family Pachygronthidae. There are about 14 described species in Oedancala.
Piezogaster is a genus of leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. There are at least 30 described species in Piezogaster.
Botocudo is a genus of dirt-colored seed bugs in the family Rhyparochromidae. There are at least 30 described species in Botocudo.
Phlegyas is a genus of true bugs in the family Pachygronthidae. There are at least three described species in Phlegyas.
Leptysminae is a subfamily of spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 20 genera in Leptysminae, found in North, Central, and South America.
Neophilaenus lineatus, the lined spittlebug, is a species of spittlebug in the family Aphrophoridae. It is found in Europe, northern Asia, and North America.
Elicinae is a subfamily of tropiduchid planthoppers in the family Tropiduchidae, with Elica the type genus.