Choconta (froghopper)

Choconta
Choconta circulata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Cicadomorpha
Superfamily: Cercopoidea
Family: Ischnorhinidae
Genus:
Fennah, 1979[1]
Species[2]
  • Choconta circulata (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
  • Choconta comitata (Melichar, 1915)
  • Choconta elliptica (Walker, 1851)
  • Choconta juno (Distant, 1909)
  • Choconta peruana (Lallemand, 1924)

Choconta is a genus of froghoppers in the family Ischnorhinidae. The genus was described first by Fennah in 1979.[1]

Etymology and habitat

The genus is named after the town of Chocontá, Cundinamarca, on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia. Its species are endemic to Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Peru.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Choconta - Hemiptera Database
  2. ^ "Choconta". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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