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ACANALONIIDAE-Acanaloniid Planthoppers
ACHILIDAE-Achilid Planthoppers
APHROPHORIDAE-Spittlebugs
CALISCELIDAE-Piglet Bugs
CERCOPIDAE-Spittlebugs
CICADELLIDAE-Leafhoppers
CIXIIDAE-Cixiid Planthoppers
CLASTOPTERIDAE-Tube Spittlebugs
DELPHACIDAE-Delphacid Planthoppers
DERBIDAE-Derbid Planthoppers
DICTYOPHARIDAE-Dictypharid Planthoppers
FLATIDAE-Flatid Planthoppers
FULGORIDAE-Fulgorid Planthoppers
ISSIDAE-Issid Planthoppers
MEMBRACIDAE-Treehoppers
TROPIDUCHIDAE-Tropiduchid Planthoppers
129 species for
Gates County
Group
family
sciName
comName
3 Spittlebugs
CERCOPIDAE
Prosapia bicincta
Two-lined Spittlebug
APHROPHORIDAE
Aphrophora cribrata
Pine Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularis
Diamondback Spittlebug
1 Tube Spittlebugs
CLASTOPTERIDAE
Clastoptera xanthocephala
Sunflower Spittlebug
70 Leafhoppers
CICADELLIDAE
Agallia quadripunctata
Four-spotted Clover Leafhopper
Agalliopsis ancistra
Cuerna costalis
Lateral-lined Sharpshooter
Draeculacephala inscripta
Waterlettuce Leafhopper
Draeculacephala robinsoni
Graphocephala coccinea
Red-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala versuta
Versute Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbona
Broad-headed Sharpshooter
Paraulacizes irrorata
Speckled Sharpshooter
Sibovia occatoria
Yellow-striped Leafhopper
Tylozygus bifidus
Tylozygus geometricus
Xyphon flaviceps
Yellow-headed Leafhopper
Xestocephalus similis
Xestocephalus tessellatus
Xestocephalus n-species
Undescribed Xestocephalus Species
Xestocephalus n-species2
Probable Undescribed Xestocephalus Species
Arundanus latidens
Arundanus rubralineus
Balclutha abdominalis
Cicadellidae
Chlorotettix aurum
CICADELLIDAE
Chlorotettix tergatus
Chlorotettix viridius
Colladonus clitellarius
Saddled Leafhopper, Saddleback Leafhopper
Crumbana arundinea
Endria inimicus
Painted Leafhopper
Eutettix pictus
Excultanus excultus
Exitianus exitiosus
Gray Lawn Leafhopper
Graminella nigrifrons
Black-faced Leafhopper
Graminella villica
Japananus hyalinus
Japanese Maple Leafhopper
Limotettix anthracinus
Memnonia flavida
Menosoma cinctum
Osbornellus clarus
Paraphlepsius collitus
Paraphlepsius continuus
Paraphlepsius irroratus
Bespeckled Leafhopper
Planicephalus flavicosta_flavocostatus complex
Polyamia obtecta
Polyamia weedi
Sanctanus tectus
Scaphoideus carinatus
Scaphoideus melanotus
Scaphytopius frontalis
Yellowfaced Leafhopper
Scaphytopius rubellus
Cicadellidae
Scaphytopius verecundus
CICADELLIDAE
Stirellus bicolor
Jikradia olitoria
Neocoelidia tuberculata
Pediopsoides distinctus
Alconeura macra
Empoasca fabae
Potato Leafhopper
Erasmoneura atra or nigra
Eratoneura comoides
Erythridula rufostigmosa
Erythroneura calycula
Erythroneura carinata
Erythroneura diva
Erythroneura tricincta
Three-banded Leafhopper
Erythroneura vitis
Grapevine Leafhopper
Eupteryx flavoscuta
Hymetta anthisma
Hymetta balteata
Ossiannilssonola australis
Gyponana octolineata
Ponana puncticollis
Ponana pectoralis
Rugosana querci
15 Treehoppers
MEMBRACIDAE
Enchenopa binotata complex
Enchenopa binotata complex
Enchenopa on-juglans
Undescribed Enchenopa on Juglans
Enchenopa latipes
Widefooted Treehopper, Eastern Thornhopper
Platycotis vittata
Oak Treehopper
Atymna querci
Cyrtolobus fuscipennis
Cyrtolobus maculifrontis
Cyrtolobus vau
Entylia carinata
Heliria cornutula
Ophiderma flavicephala
Spissistilus festinus
Three-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
Stictocephala militaris
Stictocephala stimulea
Xantholobus muticus
3 Acanaloniid Planthoppers
ACANALONIIDAE
Acanalonia bivittata
Two-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
Acanalonia servillei
3 Achilid Planthoppers
ACHILIDAE
Catonia carolina
Catonia nava
Opsiplanon luella
2 Piglet Bugs
CALISCELIDAE
Bruchomorpha jocosa
Bruchomorpha oculata
4 Cixiid Planthoppers
CIXIIDAE
Bothriocera datuna
Melanoliarus placitus
Melanoliarus unidentified species
Pintalia vibex
12 Delphacid Planthoppers
DELPHACIDAE
Chionomus puellus
Flavoclypeus andromedus
Liburniella ornata
Ornate Planthopper
Megamelus davisi
Common Waterlily Planthopper
Nothodelphax slossonae
Pareuidella weedi
Penepissonotus bicolor
Pissonotus marginatus
Prokelisia dolus
Saccharosydne saccharivora
West Indian Canefly
Stenocranus acutus
Syndelphax alexanderi
7 Derbid Planthoppers
DERBIDAE
Anotia robertsonii
Apache degeeri
Cedusa edentula
Paramysidia mississippiensis
Omolicna uhleri
Otiocerus coquebertii
Patara vanduzei
2 Dictypharid Planthoppers
DICTYOPHARIDAE
Rhynchomitra lingula
Rhynchomitra microrhina
3 Flatid Planthoppers
FLATIDAE
Flatormenis proxima
Northern Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosa
Citrus Flatid Planthopper
Ormenoides venusta
2 Fulgorid Planthoppers
FULGORIDAE
Cyrpoptus belfragei
Poblicia fuliginosa
2 Issid Planthoppers
ISSIDAE
Thionia bullata
Thionia quinquata