Checklist of Hoppers of Massachusetts

People often ask about comprehensive species lists for certain states, so here is a draft list for Massachusetts; likely to continue growing for some time. They are arranged alphabetically from highest to most specific taxon. There are 614 recorded hopper species in the state. 410 species have been observed on iNat so far. Species labeled as "INT" are introduced. Records here are sourced from BugGuide, iNaturalist, personal records, and museum specimens. The most dubious records and those lacking sufficient data are excluded. Subspecies are excluded from this list.

• Cercopoidea: 22 species

Cercopoidea (Spittlebugs)

Aphrophoridae (Aphrophorid Spittlebugs)

Aphrophorinae | Aphrophorini

• Aphrophora alni ^INT
• Aphrophora cribrata
• Aphrophora gelida
• Aphrophora parallela
• Aphrophora quadrinotata
• Aphrophora salicina ^INT
• Aphrophora saratogensis

Aphrophorinae | Cloviini

• Lepyronia coleoptrata ^INT
• Lepyronia quadrangularis

Aphrophorinae | Philaenini

• Neophilaenus lineatus ^INT
• Philaenarcys killa
• Philaenarcys spartina
• Philaenus spumarius ^INT

Cercopidae (Froghoppers)

Ischnorhininae | Tomaspidini

• Prosapia bicincta
• Prosapia ignipectus

Clastopteridae (Clastopterid Spittlebugs)

Clastopterinae | Clastopterini

• Clastoptera achatina
• Clastoptera arborina
• Clastoptera obtusa
• Clastoptera proteus
• Clastoptera saintcyri
• Clastoptera testacea
• Clastoptera xanthocephala [would benefit from further confirmation]

Cicadoidea (Cicadas)

Cicadidae

Cicadettinae

• Magicicada septendecim

Cicadinae

• Megatibicen auletes
• Neotibicen canicularis
• Neotibicen davisi
• Neotibicen linnei
• Neotibicen lyricen
• Neotibicen tibicen

Tettigadinae

• Okanagana canadensis
• Okanagana rimosa

Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)

Aphrodinae

Aphrodini

• Anoscopus serratulae ^INT
• Aphrodes makarovi ^INT
• Aphrodes bicinctus ^INT
• Stroggylocephalus mixtus

Xestocephalini

• Xestocephalus brunneus
• Xesticephalus fulvocapitatus [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Xestocephalus nigrifrons [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Xestocephalus similis
• Xestocephalus superbus
• Xestocephalus n. sp. [would benefit from further confirmation]

Cicadellinae (Sharpshooters)

• Amphigonalia gothica
• Draeculacephala angulifera
• Draeculacephala antica
• Draeculacephala constricta
• Draeculacephala mollipes
• Draeculacephala noveboracensis
• Draeculacephala portola [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Draeculacephala robinsoni
• Graphocephala coccinea
• Graphocephala fennahi
• Graphocephala versuta
• Helochara communis
• Plesiommata tripunctata
• Tylozygus bifidus

Proconiini

• Cuerna striata
• Oncometopia orbona
• Paraulacizes irrorata

Coelidiinae

Teruliini

• Jikradia olitoria

Deltocephalinae

Athysanini

• Allygidius atomarius ^INT
• Allygus mixtus ^INT
• Atanus perspicillatus
• Athysanus argentarius ^INT
• Bandara johnsoni
• Colladonus brunneus
• Colladonus clitellarius
• Colladonus setaceus
• Conosanus obsoletus
• Eutettix borealis
• Eutettix marmoratus
• Eutettix pictus
• Eutettix tristis [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Extrusanus extrusus
• Fitchana vitellina
• Idiodonus kennicotti
• Idiodonus morsei
• Norvellina chenopodii
• Norvellina seminuda
• Orientus ishidae ^INT
• Streptanus aemulans ^INT
• Streptanus sordidus ^INT

Bahitini

• Menosoma cincta

Chiasmini

• Athysanella (Amphipyga) acuticauda
• Doratura stylata ^INT
• Driotura gammaroides

Cicadulini

• Cicadula cyperacea
• Cicadula saliens
• Cicadula smithii [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Cicadula straminea [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Elymana acuma
• Elymana inornata
• Elymana sulphurella ^INT

Deltocephalini

• Amblysellus curtisii
• Amplicephalus littoralis
• Amplicephalus osborni
• Amplicephalus simplex
• Endria inimica
• Deltocephalus pulicaris ^INT
• Destria bisgnata [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Graminella aureovittata
• Graminella fitchii
• Graminella nigrifrons
• Graminella pallidula [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Graminella plana
• Planicephalus flavocostatus
• Polyamia apicata
• Polyamia compacta
• Polyamia interrupta
• Polyamia obetecta
• Sanctanus sanctus

Fieberiellini

• Fieberiella florii ^INT

Hecalini

• Hecalus major
• Hecalus viridis
• Memnonia flavida
• Neohecalus lineatus

Limotettigini

• Limotettix (Limotettix) nigrax
• Limotettix (Limotettix) striola
• Limotettix (Neodrylix) parallelus
• Limotettix (Ophiolix) cuneatus
• Limotettix (Scleroracus) anthracinus
• Limotettix (Scleroracus) comptonianus
• Limotettix (Scleroracus) corniculus
• Limotettix (Scleroracus) luteolus
• Limotettix (Scleroracus) plutonius
• Limotettix (Scleroracus) uhleri
• Limotettix (Scleroracus) vaccinii

Macrostelini

• Balclutha abdominalis
• Balclutha confluens ^INT
• Balclutha impicta
• Balclutha punctata ^INT
• Balclutha rosea ^INT
• Davisonia major
• Macrosteles divisus
• Macrosteles fascifrons
• Macrosteles lepidus
• Macrosteles parvidens
• Macrosteles patruelis
• Macrosteles quadrilineatus
• Macrosteles slossoni

Opsiini

• Hishimonus sellatus ^INT
• Japananus hyalinus ^INT

Paralimnini

• Arthaldeus pascuellus ^INT
• Cosmotettix beirnei
• Cosmotettix bilineatus
• Cosmotettix delector
• Diplocolenus configuratus
• Errastunus ocellaris ^INT
• Flexamia areolata
• Flexamia bidentata
• Flexamia clayi
• Flexamia picta
• Flexamia reflexa
• Flexamia sandersi
• Laevicephalus acus
• Laevicephalus melsheimerii
• Laevicephalus peronatus
• Latalus missellus
• Latalus personatus
• Latalus sayii
• Paramesus major ^INT
• Psammotettix lividellus
• Sorhoanus orientalis

Pendarini

• Chlorotettix balli
• Chlorotettix brevidus
• Chlorotettix galbanatus
• Chlorotettix limosus
• Chlorotettix lusorius
• Chlorotettix meriscus
• Chlorotettix spatulatus
• Chlorotettix tergatus
• Chlorotettix unicolor
• Chlorotettix viridius
• Dorydiella floridana
• Paraphlepsius carolinus
• Paraphlepsius collitus
• Paraphlepsius dentatus
• Paraphlepsius fulvidorsum
• Paraphlepsius fuscipennis
• Paraphlepsius irroratus
• Paraphlepsius latifrons
• Paraphlepsius luxuria
• Paraphlepsius operculatus
• Paraphlepsius solidaginis
• Paraphlepsius tennessus
• Pendarus punctiscriptus
• Pendarus stipatus

Penthimiini

• Penthimia americana

Phlepsiini

• Texananus (Iowanus) longipennis
• Texananus (Iowanus) majestus
• Texananus (Texananus) decorus

Scaphoideini

• Cantura jucunda
• Osbornellus alatus
• Osbornellus auronitens
• Osbornellus clarus
• Osbornellus consors
• Osbornellus limosus
• Osbornellus unicolor
• Prescottia lobata
• Scaphoideus camurus
• Scaphoideus carinatus
• Scaphoideus crassus
• Scaphoideus cyprius
• Scaphoideus flavidus
• Scaphoideus frisoni
• Scaphoideus immistus
• Scaphoideus incisus
• Scaphoideus intricatus
• Scaphoideus luteolus
• Scaphoideus melanotus
• Scaphoideus merus
• Scaphoideus minor
• Scaphoideus nigrellus
• Scaphoideus ochraceus
• Scaphoideus opalinus
• Scaphoideus productus
• Scaphoideus tergatus
• Scaphoideus titanus
• Scaphoideus veterator

Scaphytopiini

• Scaphytopius (Cloanthanus) acutus
• Scaphytopius (Cloanthanus) cinereus
• Scaphytopius (Cloanthanus) frontalis
• Scaphytopius (Cloanthanus) fulvus
• Scaphytopius (Cloanthanus) latus
• Scaphytopius (Cloanthanus) magdalensis
• Scaphytopius (Cloanthanus) nigrifrons

Stenometopiini

• Stirellus bicolor

Eurymelinae

Idiocerini

• Acericerus ribauti ^INT
• Balcanocerus provancheri
• Idiocerus albolinea
• Idiocerus alternatus
• Idiocerus formosus
• Idiocerus gillettei
• Idiocerus lachrymalis
• Idiocerus lunaris
• Idiocerus nervatus
• Idiocerus pallidus
• Idiocerus raphus
• Idiocerus stellaris
• Idiocerus stigmaticalis ^INT
• Idiocerus suturalis
• Idiocerus venosus
• Rhytidodus decimaquartus ^INT
• Tremulicerus fulgidus ^INT

Macropsini

• Macropsis (Macropsis) graminea ^INT
• Macropsis (Macropsis) mendax ^INT
• Macropsis (Macropsis) notata ^INT
• Macropsis (Macropsis) ocellata ^INT
• Macropsis (Neomacropsis) basalis
• Macropsis (Neomacropsis) bifasciata
• Macropsis (Neomacropsis) canadensis
• Macropsis (Neomacropsis) fumipennis
• Oncopsis cinctifrons
• Oncopsis citrella
• Oncopsis fitchi
• Oncopsis flavidorsum
• Oncopsis inconstans
• Oncopsis minor
• Oncopsis sobria
• Oncopsis variabilis
• Pediopsis tiliae ^INT
• Pediopsoides distinctus

Evacanthinae

Pagaroniini

• Pagaronia minor ^INT

Iassinae

Gyponini

• Gypona melanota
• Gyponana avara
• Gyponana cacumina [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Gyponana extenda
• Gyponana geminata
• Gyponana gladia
• Gyponana octolineata
• Gyponana offula [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Gyponana parallela [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Gyponana procera
• Gyponana quebecencis [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Gyponana salsa [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Gyponana striata [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Gyponana tubera [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Ponana albosignata [validity of species uncertain]
• Ponana pectoralis
• Ponana puncticollis
• Ponana quadralaba
• Ponana rubida
• Ponana scarlatina
• Prairiana kansana
• Rugosana querci

Hyalojassini

• Penestragania alabamensis
• Penestragania apicalis

Ledrinae (Flat-headed Leafhoppers)

Xerophloeini

• Xerophloea major

Megophthalminae

Agalliini

• Agallia constricta
• Agallia deleta
• Agallia quadripunctata
• Agalliopsis (Agallaria) cervina
• Agalliopsis (Agallaria) peneoculata
• Agalliopsis (Agalliopsis) ancistra
• Agalliopsis (Agalliopsis) novella
• Ceratagallia (Aceratagallia) agricola
• Ceratagallia (Aceratagallia) humilis
• Ceratagallia (Aceratagallia) sanguinolenta

Neocoelidiinae

Neocoelidiini

• Neocoelidia tuberculata

Typhlocybinae

Alebrini

• Alebra aurea
• Alebra bicincta
• Alebra fumida
• Alebra thoracica
• Alebra wahlbergi ^INT

Dikraneurini

• Dikraneura (Dikraneura) abnormis
• Dikraneura (Dikraneura) angustata
• Dikraneura (Dikraneura) arizona
• Dikraneura (Dikraneura) mali
• Dikrella (Dikrella) cruentata
• Dikrella (Dikrella) hamar
• Dikrella (Dikrella) scimitar
• Forcipata loca

Empoascini

• Coccineasca coccinea
• Empoasca fabae
• Empoascini-incertae-sedis murrayi
• Hebata (Hebata) bifurcata
• Hebata (Hebata) esuma
• Hebata (Hebata) zanclus
• Kyboasca atrolabes
• Kyboasca maligna ^INT
• Kyboasca trilobata
• Kyboasca papyriferae
• Kyboasca splendida
• Kybos andresia
• Kybos albolinea
• Kybos clypeata
• Kybos copula
• Kybos empusa
• Kybos obtusa
• Kybos pergandei
• Kybos trifasciatus
• Matsumurasca (Matsumurasca) convergens

Erythroneurini

• Erasmoneura vulnerata
• Erasmoneura nigra
• Erasmoneura nigerrima
• Eratoneura abjecta
• Eratoneura acantha
• Eratoneura aculeata
• Eratoneura adunca
• Eratoneura affinis
• Eratoneura ardens
• Eratoneura basilaris
• Eratoneura bigemina
• Eratoneura carmini
• Eratoneura certa
• Eratoneura hartii
• Eratoneura haysensis
• Eratoneura inepta
• Eratoneura lunata
• Eratoneura macra
• Eratoneura manus
• Eratoneura marilandicae
• Eratoneura mira
• Eratoneura mirifica
• Eratoneura morgani
• Eratoneura osborni
• Eratoneura parallela
• Eratoneura restricta
• Eratoneura rotunda
• Eratoneura spinifera
• Eratoneura ungulata
• Eratoneura unica
• Erythridula acicularis
• Erythridula amabilis
• Erythridula aspera
• Erythridula bitincta
• Erythridula clavata
• Erythridula fumida
• Erythridula infinita
• Erythridula insigna
• Erythridula jocosa
• Erythridula kanza
• Erythridula lawsoniana
• Erythridula nitida
• Erythridula obliqua
• Erythridula parsonsi
• Erythridula penelutea
• Erythridula penenovea
• Erythridula perita
• Erythridula praecisa
• Erythridula rufostigmosa
• Erythridula tenebrosa
• Erythridula victorialis
• Erythridula volucris
• Erythridula wysongi
• Erythroneura bidens
• Erythroneura bistrata
• Erythroneura calycula
• Erythroneura cancellata
• Erythroneura comes
• Erythroneura elegans
• Erythroneura festiva
• Erythroneura ontari
• Erythroneura prima
• Erythroneura rubra
• Erythroneura rubrella
• Erythroneura tricincta
• Erythroneura vagabunda
• Erythroneura vitifex
• Erythroneura vitis
• Erythroneura ziczac
• Hymetta balteata
• Illinigina illinoiensis
• Rossmoneura carbonata
• Rossmoneura tecta

Typhlocybini

• Edwardsiana crataegi ^INT
• Edwardsiana plebeja ^INT
• Edwardsiana rosae ^INT
• Empoa (Empoa) albicans
• Empoa (Empoa) aureotecta
• Empoa (Empoa) casta
• Empoa (Empoa) gillettei
• Empoa (Empoa) latifasciata
• Empoa (Empoa) querci
• Empoa (Empoa) rubricola
• Empoa (Empoa) saffrana
• Empoa (Empoa) scripta
• Empoa (Empoa) venusta
• Empoa (Empoa) vestita
• Empoa (Empoa) n. sp. [validity of species uncertain]
• Eupteryx atropunctata ^INT
• Eupteryx flavoscuta
• Eupteryx nigra
• Eupteryx vanduzei
• Ossiannilssonola antigone
• Ossiannilssonola australis
• Ossiannilssonola berenice
• Ossiannilssonola hinei
• Ossiannilssonola knulli
• Ossiannilssonola mcateei
• Ossiannilssonola quadrata
• Ossiannilssonola tunicarubra
• Ribautiana tenerrima ^INT
• Ribautiana ulmi ^INT
• Ribautiana unca
• Typhlocyba cassiopeia
• Typhlocyba melite
• Typhlocyba modesta
• Typhlocyba quercus ^INT
• Zonocyba hockingensis
• Zonocyba pomaria

Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Membracinae

Hoplophorionini

• Platycotis vittata

Membracini

• Enchenopa binotata
• Enchenopa latipes
• Enchenopa n. sp. on Juglans nigra
• Enchenopa n. sp. on Ptelea

Smiliinae

Acutaliini

• Acutalis tartarea

Amastrini

• Vanduzea arquata

Ceresini

• Hadrophallus bubalus
• Spissistilus festinus
• Stictocephala albescens
• Stictocephala basalis
• Stictocephala bisonia
• Stictocephala brevicornis
• Stictocephala diceros
• Stictocephala lutea
• Stictocephala palmeri
• Stictocephala substriata [validity of species uncertain]
• Stictocephala taurina
• Tortistilus inermis

Micrutalini

• Micrutalis calva
• Micrutalis dorsalis

Polyglyptini

• Entylia carinata
• Publilia concava

Smiliini

• Atymna castaneae
• Atymna helena
• Atymna querci
• Cyrtolobus arcuatus
• Cyrtolobus auroreus
• Cyrtolobus fenestratus
• Cyrtolobus fulginosus
• Cyrtolobus fuscipennis
• Cyrtolobus maculifrontis
• Cyrtolobus pallidifrontis
• Cyrtolobus pulchellus
• Cyrtolobus puritanus
• Cyrtolobus tuberosus
• Cyrtolobus vau
• Ophiderma definita
• Ophiderma evelyna
• Ophiderma flava
• Ophiderma flavicephala
• Ophiderma grisea
• Ophiderma pubescens
• Ophiderma salamandra
• Smilia camelus
• Xantholobus muticus

Telamonini

• Archasia auriculata
• Archasia belfragei
• Carynota marmorata
• Carynota mera
• Carynota stupida
• Glossonotus acuminatus
• Glossonotus crataegi
• Glossonotus nimbatulus
• Glossonotus turriculatus
• Glossonotus univittatus
• Heliria cristata
• Heliria gemma
• Heliria fitchi
• Telamona ampelopsidis
• Telamona concava
• Telamona decorata
• Telamona excelsa
• Telamona extrema
• Telamona maculata
• Telamona monticola
• Telamona projecta
• Telamona reclivata
• Telamona stephani
• Telamona tarda
• Telamona tristis
• Telamona westcotti
• Thelia bimaculata

Stegaspidinae

Microcentrini

• Microcentrus caryae
• Microcentrus perditus

Fulgoroidea (Planthoppers)

Acanaloniidae

Acanaloniinae | Acanaloniini

• Acanalonia bivittata
• Acanalonia conica

Achilidae

Achilinae | Myconini

• Cixidia brittoni
• Cixidia confusa [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Cixidia opaca
• Cixidia septentrionalis [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Cixidia slossonae [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Cixidia variegata [would benefit from further confirmation]

Achilinae | Plectoderini

• Catonia carolina
• Catonia cinctifrons
• Catonia lunata
• Catonia nava
• Catonia pumila
• Synecdoche dimidiata [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Synecdoche impunctata

Caliscelidae

Caliscelinae | Peltonotellini

• Aphelonema (Aphelonema) simplex
• Aphelonema (Nenema) histrionica
• Bruchomorpha oculata
• Bruchomorpha pallidipes

Cixiidae

Bothriocerinae | Bothriocerini

• Bothriocerus cognita

Cixiinae | Cixiini

• Cixius apicalis
• Cixius coloepeum [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Cixius misellus [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Cixius nervosus ^INT [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Cixius pini [would benefit from further confirmation]

Cixiinae | Oecleini

• Haplaxius pictifrons

Cixiinae | Pentastirini

• Melanoliarus placitus
• Melanoliarus quinquelineatus
• Pentastiridius cinnamomeus

Delphacidae

Delphacinae | Delphacini

• Chionomus puellus
• Chloriona sicula ^INT
• Falcotoya sagae
• Flavoclypeus andromedus
• Isodelphax basivitta
• Isodelphax nigridorsum
• Javesella pellucida ^INT
• Kosswigianella analis
• Kosswigianella lutulenta
• Liburniella ornata
• Megamelus davisi
• Megamelus distinctus
• Megamelus lunatus
• Megamelus metzaria
• Megamelus palaetus
• Muellerianella laminalis
• Muirodelphax arvensis
• Muirodelphax atralabis
• Muirodelphax parvulus
• Nothodelphax lineatipes
• Pareuidella weedi
• Phyllodinus nervatus
• Pissonotus albovenosus
• Pissonotus aphidioides
• Pissonotus basalis
• Pissonotus brunneus
• Pissonotus concolor
• Pissonotus delicatus
• Pissonotus dorsalis
• Pissonotus fiabellatus
• Pissonotus guttatus
• Pissonotus marginatus
• Pissonotus piceus
• Prokelisia crocea
• Prokelisia dolus
• Sogatella kolophon ^INT
• Spartidelphax detectus
• Stobaera tricarinata

Kelisiinae | Kelisiini

• Kelisia axialis [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Kelisia spinosa

Stenocraninae | Stenocranini

• Stenocranus brunneus
• Stenocranus dorsalis
• Stenocranus felti
• Stenocranus lautus
• Stenocranus unipunctatus
• Stenocranus vittatus

Derbidae

Cedusinae | Cedusini

• Cedusa incisa
• Cedusa maculata
• Cedusa vulgaris

Derbinae | Cenchreini

• Omolicna uhleri

Otiocerinae | Otiocerini

• Anotia bonnetii [would benefit from further confirmation]
• Anotia kirkaldyi
• Anotia robertsonii
• Apache degeeri
• Otiocerus amyotii
• Otiocerus coquebertii
• Otiocerus wolfii
• Shellenius schellenbergii
• Sikaiana harti

Otiocerinae | Patarini

• Patara vanduzei

Dictyopharidae

Dictyopharinae | Phylloscelini

• Phylloscelis atra

Dictyopharinae | Scoloptini

• Scolops angustatus
• Scolops pungens
• Scolops sulcipes

Flatidae

Flatinae | Nephesini

• Flatormenis proxima
• Metcalfa pruinosa
• Ormenoides venusta

Issidae

Thioniinae | Thioniini

• Aplos simplex
• Thionia bullata
• Thionia elliptica [would benefit from further confirmation]

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Posted on 16 de mayo de 2021 by nomolosx