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Typical Treehoppers
Membracidae
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.
13 branches of this family, most-observed first
Smiliinae
subfamilySmiliinae
Membracinae
subfamilyMembracinae
Centrotinae
subfamilyCentrotinae
Darninae
subfamilyDarninae
Stegaspidinae
subfamilyStegaspidinae
Heteronotinae
subfamilyHeteronotinae
Nicomiinae
subfamilyNicomiinae
Endoiastinae
subfamilyEndoiastinae
Centronodinae
subfamilyCentronodinae
Smilidarnis
genusSmilidarnis
Trioxiphus
genusTrioxiphus
Negus
genusNegus
Tyrannotus
genusTyrannotus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49024.