''Choconta'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

froghopper The froghoppers, or the superfamily Cercopoidea, are a group of hemipteran insects in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. Adults are capable of jumping many times their height and length, giving the group their common name, but they are best known ...

s in the family of ''

Cercopidae Cercopidae are the largest family of Cercopoidea, a xylem-feeding insect group, commonly called froghoppers or spittlebugs. They belong to the hemipteran suborder Auchenorrhyncha. Genera A-C *'' Abidama'' *'' Aeneolamia'' *†'' Allocerco ...

''. The genus was described first by Fennah in 1979.''Choconta''
- Hemiptera Database

Etymology and habitat

The genus is named after the town of

Chocontá Chocontá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Almeidas Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. It is located on the Pan-American Highway. In 1938 Chocontá had a population of 2,041. Etymology In the Chibcha language of the ...

, Cundinamarca, on the

Altiplano Cundiboyacense The Altiplano Cundiboyacense () is a high plateau located in the Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes covering parts of the departments of Cundinamarca and Boyacá. The altiplano corresponds to the ancient territory of the Muisca. The Alti ...

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. Its species are endemic to Colombia,

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, and

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''Choconta circulata''
- Hemiptera Database
''Choconta comitata''
- Hemiptera Database
''Choconta elliptica''
- Hemiptera Database
''Choconta juno''
- Hemiptera Database
''Choconta peruana''
- Hemiptera Database

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q13494312 Cercopidae Insects of South America Altiplano Cundiboyacense Muysccubun Insects described in 1979