ENY 3005 Family Identification
Homoptera: Cicadoidea: Cercopidae
Pronunciation: cer-COPE-pi-dee
Common names: froghoppers, spittlebugs
Like the other three families in the superfamily Cicadoidea, the Cercopidae
have:
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Antennae short and bristlelike, arising in front of or between the
compound eyes.
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Tarsi 3-segmented.
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Middle coxae short and contiguous.
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No Y-vein in the anal area of the front wing.
Distinguishing the Cercopidae:
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Smaller, more active than Cicadidae.
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Do not have the extended pronotum of the Membracidae.
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Have 1 or 2 stout spines on the hind tibiae and a circlet of spines
at the apex; do not have one or more rows of spines as do the Cicadellidae.
References:
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Page 130 in D. J. Borror and R. E. White. 1970. A Field Guide to the Insects.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.
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Page 162 in R. G. Bland and H. E. Jaques. 1978. How to Know the Insects,
3rd ed. Debuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Co. 409 p.
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Page 325 in D. J. Borror, C. A. Triplehorn, and N. F. Johnson. 1989. An Introduction
to the Study of Insects, 6th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders College Publishing.
875 p.
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Page 430 in H. V. Daly, J. T. Doyen, and A. H. Purcell III. 1998. Introduction
to Insect Biology and Diversity, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press. 680 p.
Links to other web sites:
Links to other Homoptera: Cicadoidea --
Cicadidae, Membracidae,
Cercopidae, Cicadellidae;
Fulgoroidea -- Delphacidae, Dictyopharidae,
Flatidae, Acanaloniidae; Psylloidea; Aleyrodoidea -- Aleyrodidae;
Aphidoidea -- Aphididae; Coccoidea -- Coccidae,
Pseudococcidae, Diaspididae.
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Prepared by
John L. Foltz,
University of Florida, Dept of Entomology & Nematology, 29 Sep 1998.
Modified 12 June 2001.