Choconta (genus)
| Choconta | |
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| Choconta circulata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: | Cercopoidea |
| Family: | Cercopidae |
| Genus: | Choconta Fennah, 1979[1] |
| Species | |
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Choconta is a genus of froghoppers in the family of Cercopidae. The genus has been 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. The species of the genus are endemic to Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia and Peru.[2][3][4][5][6]
Species
The genus Choconta contains the following species:
- Choconta circulata (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
- Choconta comitata (Melichar, 1915)
- Choconta elliptica (Walker, 1851)
- Choconta juno (Distant, 1909)
- Choconta peruana (Lallemand, 1924)
See also
References
- 1 2 Choconta - Hemiptera Database
- ↑ Choconta circulata - Hemiptera Database
- ↑ Choconta comitata - Hemiptera Database
- ↑ Choconta elliptica - Hemiptera Database
- ↑ Choconta juno - Hemiptera Database
- ↑ Choconta peruana - Hemiptera Database
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