Choconta (froghopper)

Choconta
	Choconta circulata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cercopidae
Genus:	Choconta; Fennah, 1979[1]
Species[2]
	Choconta circulata (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) ; Choconta comitata (Melichar, 1915) ; Choconta elliptica (Walker, 1851) ; Choconta juno (Distant, 1909) ; Choconta peruana (Lallemand, 1924) ;

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.[3]

Choconta - Hemiptera Database
"Choconta". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- Choconta circulata - Hemiptera Database
- Choconta comitata - Hemiptera Database
- Choconta elliptica - Hemiptera Database
- Choconta juno - Hemiptera Database
- Choconta peruana - Hemiptera Database

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