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Superfamily Fulgoroidea

Parasitized Nymph leafhopper? - Metcalfa pruinosa Insect 2 (3 views) - Nersia florida Orange-margined flatid - Ormenoides venusta Orange, waxy planthopper - Omolicna uhleri Catonia picta Melormenis Fiber Tail Planthopper Nymph - Lateral  - Aplos simplex
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (True Hoppers)
Infraorder Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers)
Superfamily Fulgoroidea
Explanation of Names
Numbers
11 families in our area
Remarks
Cixiidae and Delphacidae were recently split into a new superfamily, Cixioidea, based on morphology (wing venation, form of ovipositor) and molecular evidence(1)
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