Aphrophoridae | |
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Philaenus spumarius | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Superfamily: | Cercopoidea |
Family: |
Aphrophoridae Amyot & Serville, 1843 |
Diversity | |
at least 150 genera |
The Aphrophoridae or spittlebugs are a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera. There are at least 160 genera and 990 described species in Aphrophoridae. [1] [2] [3] [4]