cercopoidea. The superfamily Cercopoidea, some members of which are called froghoppers and still others known as spittlebugs, are a group of hemipteran insects in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. Cercopoidea is a predominantly tropical group, occurring mostly in wet and mesic habitats. Nevertheless, the genus Clastoptera, has radiated extensively in north temperate North America, and Aphrophora comprises numerous arboreal species throughout the Holarctic. The hemipteran superfamily Cercopoidea Leach, 1815, usually named spittlebugs (for nymphs) or froghoppers (for adults), is the second largest superfamily in Cicadomorpha, comprising over 2600 extant species widely distributed around the world (Dietrich, 2002; Bartlett et al., 2018).
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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. Cercopoidea are characterized by their large, often colorful, forewings and their ability to produce a frothy spittle. A superfamily of hemimetabolous insects belonging to the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. They are commonly known as spittlebugs or froghoppers. A new taxonomic database dealing with Cercopoidea has been developed. Information is available on the families, genera, and species along with the authors and the publications associated.
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