Biology:Choconta (froghopper)
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Short description: Genus of true bugs
Choconta | |
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Choconta circulata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Cercopidae |
Genus: | Choconta Fennah, 1979[1] |
Species[2] | |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Choconta - Hemiptera Database
- ↑ "Choconta". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/4784317.
- ↑
- Choconta circulata - Hemiptera Database
- Choconta comitata - Hemiptera Database
- Choconta elliptica - Hemiptera Database
- Choconta juno - Hemiptera Database
- Choconta peruana - Hemiptera Database
Wikidata ☰ Q13494312 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choconta (froghopper).
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