Biology:Choconta (froghopper)

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Short description: Genus of true bugs

Choconta
Choconta circulata.jpg
Choconta circulata
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cercopidae
Genus: Choconta
Fennah, 1979[1]
Species[2]

Choconta is a genus of froghoppers in the family of Cercopidae. 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. 1.0 1.1 Choconta - Hemiptera Database
  2. "Choconta". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/4784317. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13494312 entry