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]
| Choconta circulata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cercopidae |
| Genus: | Choconta |
| Species: | C. circulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Choconta circulata Guérin-Méneville, 1844[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Cercopis circulatus | |
Etymology and habitat edit
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]
Description edit
The 17 millimetres (0.67 in) long froghopper has a black body with a red anus. The wings are granulated with a yellow irregular part in the middle. The upper part of the head and lower part above the thorax is red. The legs are black with red on top of the feet.[1]
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Gray, John Edward. 1851. List of the Specimens of Homopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum - Part III, 1-907. Accessed 2016-07-08.
- Guérin-Méneville, Félix Édouard. 1844. Iconographie du Règne Animal de Georges Cuvier, 354-373. Accessed 2016-07-08.