Membracoidea Rafinesque, 1850
Selected references
Rafinesque 1815a [not 1850]
Overview
Membracoidea is the scientific name of the hemipteran superfamily that includes leafhoppers and treehoppers (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadomorpha).
Taxonomic constituents
Aetalionidae Spinola, 1850 Spinola, 1850
Cicadellidae Latreille, 1825 Latreille, 1825
Melizoderidae Deitz and Dietrich, 1993 Deitz and Dietrich, 1993
Membracidae Rafinesque, 1815 Rafinesque, 1815
Prepared by
Our current data on this group being limited to selected taxa, we provide an external link to the page on Membracoidea in the “Encyclopedia of Life.” Lewis L. Deitz, 10 October 2011.