Auchenorrhyncha
Cicadas, spittlebugs, leafhoppers, treehoppers, and planthoppers
- Cicadomorpha
- Cicadoidea (cicadas, tettigarctid cicadas)
- Cercopoidea (froghoppers, spittlebugs)
- Membracoidea (leafhoppers, treehoppers)
- Fulgoromorpha (planthoppers)
Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
This group may be paraphyletic, with the Coleorrhyncha and Heteroptera derived from within it. See the papers by Campbell et al. (1994, 1995), Sorensen et al. (1995), and von Dohlen and Moran (1995).References
Campbell, B.C., J.D. Steffen-Campbell, and R.J. Gill. 1994. Evolutionary origin of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae) inferred from 18S rDNA sequences. Insect Molecular Biology, 3: 73-88.
Campbell, B.C., J.D. Steffen-Campbell, J.T. Sorensen, and R.J. Gill. 1995. Paraphyly of Homoptera and Auchenorrhyncha inferred from 18S rDNA nucleotide sequences. Systematic Entomology, 20: 175-194.
Sorensen, J.T., B.C. Campbell, R.J. Gill and J.D. Steffen-Campbell. 1995. Non-monophyly of Auchenorrhyncha ("Homoptera"), based upon 18S rDNA phylogeny: eco-evolutionary and cladistic implications within pre-heteropterodea Hemiptera (s.l.) and a proposal for new monophyletic suborders. Pan-Pacific Entomologist: 71 (1): 31-60.
von Dohlen, C.D. and N.A. Moran. 1995. Molecular phylogeny of the Homoptera: a paraphyletic taxon. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 41:211-223.
Information on the Internet
- Periodical Cicadas: An on-line database (University of Connecticut)
- University of Michigan Cicada Pages
- Fulgoromorpha Lists on the Web
- NAVIS: Songs of Cicadas
- Cicadas - Australian Museum Online
- Cicadas in Ancient Greece
- Checklist of the Cicadas of South Africa
- The Cicadas of Central Eastern Australia
- Cicadas in Chinese Folklore
- Phantastic songs of the S.E. Asian cicadas
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Acanalonia conica |
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| Location | East Brunswick Butterfly Park, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA |
| Comments | On Butterflybush. |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Planthopper: Acanalonia conica |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Image Use |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Anita Gould |
| Scientific Name | Oncometopia nigricans |
|---|---|
| Location | Maryland, United States |
| Acknowledgements | Courtesy InsectImages.org (#1366063) |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| Source Collection | Bugwood Network/Forestry Images |
| Copyright | © Susan Ellis |
| Scientific Name | Pissonotus sp. |
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| Location | Suffolk County, New York, USA |
| Comments | Delphacidae (Delphacid Planthoppers) |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Andy Hamilton |
| Size | about 1mm. |
| Source | Photo#337479 |
| Source Collection | BugGuide.Net |
| Copyright |
© 2009 Lynn Bergen
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| Scientific Name | Cicadetta oldfieldi |
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| Location | Brisbane, Australia |
| Comments | Thin-striped wattle cicada |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Life Cycle Stage | Adult |
| Size | 20mm |
| Copyright |
© Peter Chew
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| Scientific Name | Cercopis vulnerata |
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| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Life Cycle Stage | Adult |
| Size | 9mm |
| Copyright |
© 2001-2005 Benoit Martha
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