Choconta (genus)

Choconta

Choconta circulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Animalia

Phylum:  |

Arthropoda

Class:  |

Insecta

Order:  |

Hemiptera

Suborder:  |

Auchenorrhyncha

Superfamily:  |

Cercopoidea

Family:  |

Cercopidae

Genus:  |

Choconta

Fennah, 1979[1]

Species

Choconta circulata
Choconta comitata
Choconta elliptica
Choconta juno
Choconta peruana

Choconta is a genus of froghoppers in the family of Cercopidae. The genus was described first by Fennah in 1979.[1]

## Etymology and habitat

The genus is named after the town of Chocontá, Cundinamarca, on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia. Its species are endemic to Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Peru.[2]

## Species

Choconta contains the following species:

* Choconta circulata (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
* Choconta comitata (Melichar, 1915)
* Choconta elliptica (Walker, 1851)
* Choconta juno (Distant, 1909)
* Choconta peruana (Lallemand, 1924)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Choconta \- Hemiptera Database
2. ↑
* Choconta circulata \- Hemiptera Database
* Choconta comitata \- Hemiptera Database
* Choconta elliptica \- Hemiptera Database
* Choconta juno \- Hemiptera Database
* Choconta peruana \- Hemiptera Database

Wikidata ☰ Q13494312 entry

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