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Choconta (froghopper)

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Genus of true bugs

Choconta
Choconta circulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cercopidae
Genus: Choconta
Fennah, 1979
Species

Choconta is a genus of froghoppers in the family of Cercopidae. The genus was described first by Fennah in 1979.

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.

References

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