True Hoppers
Lat. “Auchenorrhyncha“ suborder
of class
“Insects“ 1 suborder, 3 families, 7 species
The Auchenorrhyncha (former synonym: Cicadinea) 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…
The word “Auchenorrhyncha” is derived from the Greek words αὐχήν (auchēn), meaning “neck” or “throat,” and ῥύγχος (rhynchos), meaning “snout”.
Classification
Debate and uncertainty as to whether the Auchenorrhyncha is a monophyletic group or not is ongoing; some authors, believing it was not, split it into two suborders, the Clypeorrhyncha (= Cicadomorpha) and the Archaeorrhyncha (= Fulgoromorpha). In the last 10 years, there has been evidence to support the monophyletic interpretation, and the most recent research indicates the Auchenorrhyncha are in fact a monophyletic lineage. A classification of the Auchenorrhyncha is:
World Auchenorrhyncha Database
Bibliography of the Auchenorrhyncha of Central Europe
DrMetcalf: a resource on cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, spittlebugs, and treehoppers
Photographic Atlas of the Planthoppers and Leafhoppers of Germany Archived 2021-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
Photographs of the Auchenorrhyncha of North and South America
