Family

Membracidae (Typical treehoppers)

Platycotis vittata. Photo: (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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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. They are found on all continents except Antarctica; only three species are known from Europe. Individual treehoppers usually live for only a few months.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hemiptera (True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies)
        Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha (True hoppers)
        Infraorder: Cicadomorpha (Spittlebugs, cicadas, leafhoppers and treehoppers)
        Superfamily: Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and treehoppers)
        Family: Membracidae (Typical treehoppers)
        Subfamily: Membracinae (2)
        Subfamily: Smiliinae (1)

Subtaxa

Subfamily: Membracinae

Subfamily: Smiliinae

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