Epipygidae

Epipygidae

Epipygidae

Family of true bugs

Epipygidae is a lineage of froghoppers in the insect superfamily Cercopoidea. There are at least three genera and about five described species in Epipygidae, found in the American tropics. In addition, there are more than 20 undescribed species in the family.[1][2][3] Molecular analyses indicate that the group is monophyletic, but is clearly nested within the family Aphrophoridae and is probably best relegated to the status of a subfamily or tribe, rather than retained as a separate family.[4]

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Genera

These three genera belong to the family Epipygidae:

  • Eicissus Fowler, 1897
  • Epipyga Hamilton, 2001
  • Erugissa Hamilton, 2001

References

  1. [1]
    Hamilton, K. G. Andrew (2001). "A new family of froghoppers from the American tropics (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea: Epipygidae)". Biodiversity. 2 (3): 15–21. doi:10.1080/14888386.2001.9712551. ISSN 1488-8386.
  2. [2]
    "Epipygidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  3. [3]
    "Epipygidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  4. [4]
    Cryan, J.R., Svenson, G.J. (2010) Family-level relationships of the spittlebugs and froghoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Cercopoidea). Systematic Entomology, 35: 393-415. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3113.2009.00520.x


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