Aphrophoridae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Paraneoptera
Superordo: Condylognatha
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraordo: Cicadomorpha
Superfamilia: Cercopoidea

Familia: Aphrophoridae
Subfamiliae (1) Aphrophorinae

Genera Incertae sedis (12): Anyllis – Basilioterpa – Blenniphora – Choua – Luisphantyelus – Natajephora – Palaeoptysma – Palaphrodes – Petrolystra – Ptysmaphora – Qinophora – Vervactor
Overview of genera (152)

Abbalomba – Abdas – Ainoptyelus – Amarusa – Aphrophora – Aphrophorias – Aphrophorinella – Aphropsis – Ariptyelus – Atuphora – Avernus – Awafukia – Awaphora – Balsana – Basilioterpa – Bathyllus – Beesoniella – Betaclovia – Boniphora – Byrebistus – Capnodistes – Carystoterpa – Cephisus – Clovia – Cnemidanomia – Cordia – Daha – Dasyoptera – Dinda – Dophora – Ecothera – Egretius – Eguptyelus – Enocomia – Eoptyelus – Epicranion – Escragnollia – Euclovia – Eulepyronia – Eulepyroniella – Eurycercopis – Eusounama – Flosshilda – Formophora – Futaptyelus – Gaeta – Gallicana – Grellaphia – Handschinia – Hemiapterus – Hemipoophilus – Hiraphora – Hosophora – Hymettus – Interocrea – Iophosa – Iwaptyelus – Jembra – Jembrana – Jembroides – Jembrophora – Jembropsis – Jophora – Kageptyelus – Kitaptyelus – Koreptyelus – Kotophora – Lallemandana – Lemoultana – Leocomia – Leocomiopsis – Lepyronia – Lepyroniella – Lepyronoxia – Lepyropsis – Liorhina – Macrofukia – Mandesa – Maptyelus – Megafukia – Mesoptyelus – Microsargane – Mimoptyelus – Miphora – Nagaclovia – Nagafukia – Nagophora – Napotrephes – Neaenus – Neoaphrophora – Neoavernus – Neophilaenus – Nesaphrestes – Nikkofukia – Nikkoptyelus – Nokophora – Novaphrophara – Novophilaenus – Nyanja – Obiphora – Ogaphora – Oiptyelus – Okiptyelus – Omalophora – Orthorapha – Paralepyroniella – Paraphrophora – Pareurycercopis – Patriziana – Pentacanthoides – Perinoia – Petaphora – Peuceptyelus – Philaenus – Philagra – Philagrina – Philaronia – Plinia – Poophilus – Pseudaphronella – Pseudaphrophora – Pseudocraniolum – Ptyelinellus – Ptyelus – Sabphora – Sagophora – Salomonia – Sappoptyelus – Seiphora – Sepullia – Sinophora – Sounama – Sphodroscarta – Strandiana – Takagia – Takaphora – Tamaphora – Tilophora – Tobiphora – Todophora – Tonkaephora – Toroptyelus – Tremapterus – Trigophora – Tukaphora – Vervactor – Witteella – Xenaphrophora – Yamaphora – Yaphora – Yezophora – Yunnana

Name

Aphrophoridae Amyot & Serville, 1843
References

Amyot C.J.B. & Serville J.G. 1843: Deuxième partie. Homoptères. Homoptera Latr. Histoire Naturelle des insectes: 1–676.
Hamilton, K.G.A. 2016. Neotropical spittlebugs related to Neaenini (Hemiptera, Cercopidae) and the origins of subfamily Cercopinae. Zootaxa 4169(2): 201–250. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4169.2.1. Reference page.
in Roret's Suites à Buffon, Hist. nat. Ins., Hemipt.: 563
Entomology Database KONCHU
Hamilton, K.G.A. 2012: Revision of Neotropical aphrophorine spittlebugs, part 1: Ptyelini (Hemiptera, Cercopoidea). Zootaxa 3497: 41–59. Preview Reference page.
Mozaffarian, F. & Wilson, M.R. 2015. The aphrophorid spittlebugs of Iran (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea: Aphrophoridae). Zootaxa 4052(4): 442–456. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4052.4.2. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Queiroz, G.C. 2015. Handschinurida nom. nov. (Collembola, Neanuridae), a substitute name for the homonym Handschinia Stach, 1949. Zootaxa 4021(3): 499–500. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4021.3.11. Preview (PDF). Reference page.

Links

Aphrophoridae - Taxon details in World Auchenorrhyncha Database
Australian Faunal Directory [as Cercopidae: Aphrophorinae]

Vernacular names
беларуская: Пенніцы
日本語: アワフキムシ科
中文: 尖胸沫蟬科

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.[1][2][3][4]
Yezophora flavomaculata
Aphrophora corticea
Aphrophora nymph inside its spittle.
European genera

Aphrophora Germar 1821
Lepyronia Amyot & Serville 1843
Mesoptyelus Matsumura 1904
Neophilaenus Haupt 1935
Paraphilaenus Vilbaste 1962
Peuceptyelus Sahlberg 1871
Philaenus Stål 1864