Treehopper
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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.[1] They are found on all continents except Antarctica; only five species are known from Europe.[citation needed] Individual treehoppers usually live for only a few months.
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Treehopper | |
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Ceresa taurina | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Infraorder: | Cicadomorpha |
Superfamily: | Membracoidea |
Family: | Membracidae Rafinesque, 1815 |
Subfamilies | |
Centronodinae (disputed) | |
Synonyms | |
Nicomiidae |
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