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Cercopidae (froghopper)

Insecta - Hemiptera - Cercopidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Meloe hoernesi Giebel p. 106
1918Cercopidae Tillyard
1921Cercopidae Cockerell
1941Cercopidae Zeuner p. 88
1950Cercopidae Statz p. 5
1964Cercopidae Becker-Migdisova p. 7
1992Cercopidae Hamilton p. 428
2012Cercopidae Cryan and Urban
2018Cercopidae Szwedo p. 110
2019Cercopidae Szwedo p. 375

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Clareocercaria
—Acercaria()
superorderPancondylognatha
—Condylognatha
orderHemiptera
suborderAuchenorrhyncha()
infraorderCicadomorphaEvans 1946
superfamilyCercopoideaLeach 1815
familyCercopidae()
familyCercopidae()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Cercopidae Leach 1815 [froghopper]
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G. †Allocercopis Lin 1997
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G. †Berro Szwedo 2019
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†Berro enissuextaensis Szwedo 2019
Subfm. Cercopinae Leach 1815
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Tr. Cercopini Leach 1815
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G. Cercopis Fabricius 1775
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†Cercopis amaguensis Cockerell 1927
†Cercopis astricta Scudder 1890
†Cercopis cephalinus Cockerell 1921
†Cercopis charpentieri Heer 1853
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Invalid names: Hylotoma cineracea Charpentier 1843 [replaced]
†Cercopis germari Heer 1864
†Cercopis giebeli Dmitriev 2020
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Invalid names: Cercopis aurata Giebel 1862 [replaced]
†Cercopis gigantea Heer 1853
†Cercopis grandescens Scudder 1895
†Cercopis lanceolata Heer 1853
†Cercopis longicollis Heer 1853
†Cercopis melaena Germar and Berendt 1856
†Cercopis oeningensis Heer 1853
†Cercopis oswaldheeri Dmitriev 2020
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Invalid names: Cercopis pallida Heer 1853 [replaced]
†Cercopis oswaldi Dmitriev 2020
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Invalid names: Cercopis fasciata Heer 1853 [replaced]
†Cercopis rectelinea Heer 1853
†Cercopis selwyni Scudder 1879
†Cercopis suffocata Scudder 1890
Invalid names: Cercopis hageni Heer 1864 [nomen nudum], Cercopis herrichi Heer 1864 [nomen nudum]
G. Hemitriecphora Lallemand 1949
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Tr. Cosmoscartini Schmidt 1920
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G. †Nangamostethos Xu and Szwedo 2022
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†Nangamostethos tibetense Xu and Szwedo 2022
G. †Dawsonites Scudder 1895
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†Dawsonites veter Scudder 1895
G. †Stenecphora Scudder 1895
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†Stenecphora punctulata Scudder 1895
G. †Stenolocris Scudder 1895
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†Stenolocris venosa Scudder 1895
G. †Cercopites Scudder 1890
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†Cercopites calliscens Scudder 1890
†Cercopites torpescens Scudder 1895
†Cercopites umbratilis Scudder 1890
G. †Cicadellites Heer 1853
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†Cicadellites oblongus Heer 1853
†Cicadellites pallidus Heer 1853
†Cicadellites theobaldi Piton 1935
G. †Eocercopidium Zeuner 1944
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†Eocercopidium maculata Zeuner 1941
Invalid names: Eocercopis Zeuner 1941 [replaced]
G. †Lithecphora Scudder 1890
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†Lithecphora diaphana Scudder 1890
†Lithecphora murata Scudder 1890
†Lithecphora setigera Scudder 1890
†Lithecphora unicolor Scudder 1890
G. †Locrites Scudder 1890
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†Locrites copei Scudder 1890
†Locrites haidingeri Heer 1853
†Locrites whitei Scudder 1890
G. †Megacercopis Cockerell 1925
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†Megacercopis optima Cockerell 1925
G. †Nisocercopis Lin 1977
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G. †Palecphora Scudder 1890
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†Palecphora communis Scudder 1890
†Palecphora inornata Scudder 1890
†Palecphora maculata Scudder 1890
†Palecphora marvinei Scudder 1890
†Palecphora patefacta Scudder 1890
†Palecphora praevalens Scudder 1890
G. †Parafitopteryx Martins-Neto 1989
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†Parafitopteryx duarteae Martins-Neto 1989
G. †Prinecphora Scudder 1890
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†Prinecphora balteata Scudder 1890
Invalid names: Meloe hoernesi Giebel 1856 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Berriasian to the top of the Holocene or 141.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 139.1 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian - Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Hong Kong Allocercopis punctatis (173071) Allocercopis sp. (173065)
Middle Berriasian141.0 - 139.1United Kingdom (England) Cercopis sp. (104008)
Paleocene - Eocene66.0 - 33.9China (Yunnan) Nisocercopis validis (165272)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Cercopidae indet. (119816)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Eocercopis maculata (113632)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Colorado) Cercopis cephalinus (105005)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Canada (British Columbia) Cercopis selwyni (120624) Palecphora sp., Cercopites torpescens, Cercopis grandescens, Stenecphora punctulata, Dawsonites veter, Stenolocris venosa (121046)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Cercopites umbratilis, Cercopites calliscens, Cercopis astricta (122090) Palecphora patefacta (122092)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Locrites copei, Palecphora communis, Palecphora praevalens, Lithecphora setigera, Prinecphora balteata (122093)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Berro enissuextaensis (123960)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Cercopis melaena (109625)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9China (Xizang) Nangamostethos tibetense (227062 227063)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Cercopis suffocata, Locrites copei, Locrites whitei, Palecphora maculata, Palecphora marvinei, Palecphora communis, Palecphora praevalens, Palecphora inornata, Lithecphora diaphana, Lithecphora unicolor, Lithecphora murata, Prinecphora balteata (106384) Palecphora communis (106382) Palecphora communis, Palecphora praevalens (106381) Palecphora praevalens (106379)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France Cercopidae indet. (121476)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Brazil Parafitopteryx duarteae (162188)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Cercopis sp. (122010)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Spain (Castellon) Cercopidae indet. (122583)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Russian Federation Megacercopis optima, Cercopis amaguensis (113705)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Japan (Gifu) Cercopidae indet. (181074)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Cercopis germari, Cercopis herrichi, Cercopis hageni (117252) Cercopis oeningensis (115305) Cicadellites bruckmanni (122868) Cicadellites oblongus (122866)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Croatia Cercopis charpentieri (117247) Cercopis gigantea (117250) Cercopis haidingeri, Cercopis fasciata, Cercopis longicollis, Hylotoma cineracea (117246) Cercopis haidingeri, Cercopis fasciata, Cicadellites pallidus, Cicadellites nigriventris (117761) Cercopis pallida, Cercopis lanceolata (122873) Cercopis rectelinea (122874)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8France Cicadellites theobaldi (138769)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Cercopis aurata (129861) Cercopis strongii (165051)