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Hoppers of Zihuatanejo

SUBORDER AUCHENORRYNCHA

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)

-True Hoppers (Suborder Auchenorrhyncha)

-Spittlebugs, Cicadas, Leafhoppers and Treehoppers (Infraorder Cicadomorpha)

-Leafhoppers and Treehoppers (Superfamily Membracoidea)

-Typical Leafhoppers (Family Cicadellidae)

-Subfamily Neocoelidiinae

-Tribe Neocoelidiini

-Genus Chinaia


Chinaia leafhoppers are small, agile insects belonging to the family Cicadellidae, known for their bright coloration and distinctive body shapes. Members of the genus Chinaia are typically slender and wedge-shaped, with well-developed hind legs adapted for powerful jumps. Like other leafhoppers, they feed on plant sap using piercing-sucking mouthparts.

Chinaia Leafhoppers

Chinaia (Genus)

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