Treehopper

Treehopper
Ceresa taurina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Cicadomorpha
Superfamily: Membracoidea
Family: Membracidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Subfamilies

Centronodinae (disputed)
Centrotinae
Darninae
Endoiastinae
Heteronotinae
Membracinae
Nicomiinae (disputed)
Smiliinae
Stegaspidinae (disputed)
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Synonyms

Nicomiidae

Treehoppers (more precisely typical treehoppers to distinguish them from the Aetalionidae) and thorn bugs are members of the family Membracidae, a group of insects related to the cicadas and the leafhoppers. About 3,200 species of treehoppers in over 400 genera are known.[1] They are found on all continents except Antarctica; only five species are known from Europe.[citation needed] Individual treehoppers usually live for only a few months.

  1. ^ Treehoppers. Dr. Metcalf. NCSU Libraries. North Carolina State University.