Choconta circulata
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Choconta circulata | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Ischnorhinidae |
| Genus: | Choconta |
| Species: | C. circulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Choconta circulata Guérin-Méneville, 1844[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Cercopis circulatus | |
Choconta circulata is a species of froghopper in the genus Choconta, of the family of Cercopidae. The species has been named formerly Sphenorhina circulata (Lallemand), Tomaspis circulata (Fennah), and originally Cercopis circulatus.[1][2][3] The species has been described first by French entomologist Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1844.[1][3]
The genus Choconta is named after the town of Chocontá, Cundinamarca, on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia, former territory of the Muisca. The froghopper has been found in Bogotá.[1] Later discoveries of the species have been done in Venezuela.[3]