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True Hoppers

Lat. “Auchenorrhyncha“
suborder of class “Insects“
1 suborder, 2 families, 6 species

The Auchenorrhyncha is a group of insects that includes spittlebugs, froghoppers, cicadas, leafhoppers, and planthoppers. There has been ongoing debate about whether the Auchenorrhyncha is a monophyletic group or not, but recent research suggests that it is. The classification of the Auchenorrhyncha includes two infraorders: Cicadomorpha (Clypeorrhyncha) and Fulgoromorpha (Archaeorrhyncha), which further contain various superfamilies and families. More information about the Auchenorrhyncha can be found in the World Auchenorrhyncha Database and other external resources.

Hierarchy

Alder Spittlebug
Lat. “Aphrophora alni“
species of suborder “True Hoppers“
1 species
Issid Planthoppers
Lat. “Issidae“
family of suborder “True Hoppers“
1 family, 2 species
Typical Leafhoppers
Lat. “Cicadellidae“
family of suborder “True Hoppers“
1 family, 6 species

Etymology
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The word “Auchenorrhyncha” is from the Greek αὐχήν, ’neck, throat’ and ῥύγχος, ‘snout’.

Classification
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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: Infraorder Cicadomorpha (Clypeorrhyncha, Clypeata) Superfamily Cercopoidea (spittlebugs, froghoppers) Aphrophoridae Cercopidae Clastopteridae Epipygidae Machaerotidae Superfamily Cicadoidea (cicadas) Cicadidae (Platypediidae, Plautillidae, Tettigadidae, Tibicinidae) Tettigarctidae (hairy cicadas) Superfamily Membracoidea (Cicadelloidea) Aetalionidae (Biturritiidae) Cicadellidae (Eurymelidae, Hylicidae, Ledridae, Ulopidae, leafhoppers) Melizoderidae Membracidae (Nicomiidae, treehoppers) Myerslopiidae (Cicadellidae, in part) Infraorder Fulgoromorpha (Archaeorrhyncha, planthoppers) Superfamily Fulgoroidea Acanaloniidae Achilidae Achilixiidae Caliscelidae Cixiidae Delphacidae Derbidae Dictyopharidae Eurybrachyidae Flatidae Fulgoridae (lanternflies) Gengidae Hypochthonellidae Issidae Kinnaridae Lophopidae Meenoplidae Nogodinidae Ricaniidae Tettigometridae Tropiduchidae

External links#

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

The Auchenorrhyncha is a group of insects that includes spittlebugs, froghoppers, cicadas, leafhoppers, and planthoppers. There has been ongoing debate about whether the Auchenorrhyncha is a monophyletic group or not, but recent research suggests that it is. The classification of the Auchenorrhyncha includes two infraorders: Cicadomorpha (Clypeorrhyncha) and Fulgoromorpha (Archaeorrhyncha), which further contain various superfamilies and families. More information about the Auchenorrhyncha can be found in the World Auchenorrhyncha Database and other external resources.

Ancestry Graph

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Further Information

„True Hoppers“ on wikipedia.org
„True Hoppers“ on iNaturalist.org

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