Philaenus spumarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Cuckoo-spit Insect)

Interactions where Philaenus spumarius is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
(live) live may be infected by Entomophthora petchii an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato, Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora petchii/Entomophthora petchiian entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphrophoridae/Philaenus spumarius/Philaenus spumariuscuckoo-spit insectlive infects live

Author & YearTitleSource
Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu latoBull. Br. mycol Soc. 16, 113-143, 1982 Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. 16 (2): 113-143.

Philaenus spumarius (Cuckoo-spit Insect) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Philaenus spumarius (Cuckoo-spit Insect) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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subtaxa		 No of
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references
Philaenus spumarius praeusta
a cuckoo-spit insect
Form 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhilaenus spumarius (Cuckoo-spit Insect)
FamilyAPHROPHORIDAE (a family of bugs)
SuperfamilyCICADOMORPHA (a superfamily of planthoppers)
SuborderAUCHENORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Philaenus spumarius (Cuckoo-spit Insect)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
NatureSpot Common Froghopper - Philaenus spumarius - Gallery www.naturespot.org.uk/node/118345
Salmon, M.A. 1954 Variation in Philaenus leucophthalmus (L.) (Hem., Cercopidae) Ent. Mon. Mag.: 241-247.

Colour Forms

Salt, D.T. & Whittaker, J.B. 1998 Insects on dock plants 56pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Philaenus spumarius (Cuckoo-spit Insect) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Duke, C. 2009 Occurrence of a rare colour form of the common spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae) Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. 22: Plate 4 Fig 1, 187.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Philaenus spumarius (Cuckoo-spit Insect):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 15 images of Philaenus spumarius (Cuckoo-spit Insect)
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