| Prosapia ignipectus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Cercopidae |
| Genus: | Prosapia |
| Species: | P. ignipectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Prosapia ignipectus (Fitch, 1851) | |
Prosapia ignipectus, known generally as the red-legged spittlebug or black spittlebug, is a species of froghopper in the family Cercopidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. [1]
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. Lesser-known insects largely regarded as Homoptera are the Coleorrhyncha. However, the taxonomic status of the Hemiptera and Homoptera is currently under investigation and discussion. See Heteroptera and Prosorrhyncha for more information.
David Allan Young, Jr., was an American entomologist who specialized in the taxonomy of the Cicadellidae and authored a comprehensive treatment of the family with numerous genera and species described and named by him. This work in three parts Taxonomic Study of the Cicadellinae covered 292 genera.
Autohaemorrhaging, or reflex bleeding, is the action of animals deliberately ejecting blood from their bodies. Autohaemorrhaging has been observed as occurring in two variations. In the first form, blood is squirted toward a predator. The blood of these animals usually contains toxic compounds, making the behaviour an effective chemical defence mechanism. In the second form, blood is not squirted, but is slowly emitted from the animal's body. This form appears to serve a deterrent effect, and is used by animals whose blood does not seem to be toxic. Most animals that autohaemorrhage are insects, but some reptiles also display this behaviour.
Philaenus spumarius, the meadow froghopper or meadow spittlebug, is a species of insect belonging to the spittlebug family Aphrophoridae. In Italy and America, it is economically important as one of the vectors of Pierce's Disease .
Prosapia bicincta, common name two-lined spittlebug, is a species of insect in the family Cercopidae. It is found in North America.
Carystoterpa fingens, commonly known as the variegated spittlebug, is a spittlebug of the family Aphrophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1851.
Stobaera caldwelli is a species of delphacid planthopper in the family Delphacidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Protalebrella brasiliensis, the Brazilian leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae.
Tumidagena minuta is a species of delphacid planthopper in the family Delphacidae. It is found in North America.
Clastoptera is a genus of spittlebugs in the family Clastopteridae. There are at least 30 described species in Clastoptera.
Javesella atrata is a species of delphacid planthopper in the family Delphacidae. It is found in North America.
Javesella is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are at least 20 described species in Javesella.
Protalebrella is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are about 11 described species in Protalebrella.
Stobaera is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are about 14 described species in Stobaera.
Tumidagena is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are at least three described species in Tumidagena.
Prosapia is a genus of froghoppers in the family Cercopidae. There are about six described species in Prosapia.
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Neophilaenus is a genus of spittlebugs in the family Aphrophoridae. There are about 10 described species in Neophilaenus.
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