Prosapia Explained

Prosapia is a genus of froghoppers in the family Cercopidae. There are about six described species in Prosapia. The genus is distributed in North and Central America, including the Caribbean.

Species

These six species belong to the genus Prosapia:

• Prosapia bicincta (Say, 1830)

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• Prosapia flavifascia (Metcalf & Bruner, 1925)

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• Prosapia ignipectus (Fitch, 1851)

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• Prosapia latens Fennah, 1953

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• Prosapia plagiata (Distant, 1878)

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• Prosapia simulans (Walker, 1858)

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Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Hamilton . K.G.A.. 1977. Review of the world species of Prosapia Fennah (Rhynchota: Homoptera: Cercopidae). The Canadian Entomologist. 109. 4. 621–630. 10.4039/Ent109621-4.
• Book: Metcalf . Z.P.. 1961. General Catalogue of the Homoptera, Fascicle VII: Cercopoidea, part 2: Cercopidae. North Carolina State College.
• Book: Walker . Francis. 1871. Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. 10.5962/bhl.title.9254. free.