Superfamily Cicadoidea

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Internet References

Unknown cicada, freshly emerged - Diceroprocta apache

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (Free-living Hemipterans)

Superfamily Cicadoidea

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Taxonomic treatment of the families in this superfamily varies. See, for instance, the Tree of Life's treatment of these families under Auchenorrhyncha:

-Cicadomorpha

Cicadoidea (cicadas, tettigarctid cicadas)

Cercopoidea (froghoppers, spittlebugs)

Membracoidea (leafhoppers, treehoppers)

-Fulgoromorpha (planthoppers)

Under that classification, the superfamily Cicadoidea as used here would correspond to the suborder Auchenorrhyncha.

Identification

Characters of the Cicadoidea are (Folz, 2001):

antennae short and bristlelike (aristate), arising in front of or between the compound eyes

tarsi with three segments

middle coxae short and contiguous

no Y-vein in the anal area of the forewing

Superfamily Cicadoidea as used here is comprised of four families:

Aetalionidae - Aetalionid Treehoppers

Cercopidae - Spittlebugs

Cicadellidae - Leafhoppers

Cicadidae - Cicadas

Membracidae - Treehoppers

Internet References

Folz, John (2001). ENY 3005 Family Identification--Homoptera: Cicadoidea: Membracidae (University of Florida, accessed 19 October 2009)

Contributed by Richard Leung on 11 March, 2005 - 6:30pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 30 October, 2009 - 10:06am

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