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Adult froghoppers jump from plant to plant; some species can jump up to 70 cm (28 in) vertically: a more impressive performance relative to body weight than fleas. The froghopper can accelerate at 4,000 m/s 2 (13,000 ft/s 2 ) over 2 mm (0.079 in) as it jumps (experiencing over 400 gs of acceleration). [ 8 ]
Cercopidae are the largest family of Cercopoidea, a xylem-feeding insect group, commonly called froghoppers. [2] They belong to the hemipteran suborder Auchenorrhyncha.A 2023 phylogenetic study of the family suggested the elevation of the New World subfamily Ischnorhininae to full family status as Ischnorhinidae, leaving a monophyletic Old World Cercopinae.
The basic coloration of the body is usually brown. Their front wings wear two distinct clear patches on the margins. [1] Head and pronotum have a median keel. [1] The head has a pair of compound eyes and two simple eyes . The legs are strongly developed and fit to jump. Tibiae of the rear pair of legs carry several spines. [5] [6]
We’ve compiled a list of commonly found bugs that can jump. Keep reading to learn some incredible facts about them! ... 0.12 inches longJumping possibilitiesCan jump 50 times their body ...
The Pyrearinus candelarius bugs are dark brown insects with large eyes and yellowish-brown pronota. They’re black in the middle and feature small teeth that point backward.
Traditionally, most of the superfamily Cercopoidea was considered a single family, the Cercopidae, but this family has been split into three families for many years now: the Aphrophoridae, Cercopidae, and Clastopteridae.
The eggs are laid singly or in groups (1 to 30, average 7 [9]) on the food plants of the larvae. Egg-laying is triggered by a single female, which can produce up to 350–400 eggs. In unfavorable climatic periods, froghoppers can survive in the form of eggs. [6] Eggs are approximately 1 mm long and 0.3 mm wide.
These bugs are mainly found in the Old World tropics. The adults of many genera have a long, free and spine-like process originating from the scutellum and thus superficially similar to the tree-hoppers, Membracidae. The tegmen or forewing, like typical bugs of the suborder Heteroptera, always has a distinct, membranous apical area.