Choconta (genus)

Choconta is a genus of froghoppers in the family of Cercopidae. The genus was described first by Fennah in 1979.[1]

Choconta
Choconta circulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Suborder:
Auchenorrhyncha
Superfamily:
Cercopoidea
Family:
Cercopidae
Genus:
Choconta

Fennah, 1979[1]
Species

Choconta circulata
Choconta comitata
Choconta elliptica
Choconta juno
Choconta peruana

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.[2]

Species

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)

References
  1. Choconta - Hemiptera Database
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