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Treehopper
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<p>Treehoppers (more precisely typical treehoppers to distinguish them from the <a href="/facts/Aetalionidae/MyM7khRt">Aetalionidae</a>) and thorn bugs are members of the <a href="/facts/Family_(biology)/qTrn6E8E">family</a> Membracidae, a group of <a href="/facts/Insect/IgDNvnUL">insects</a> related to the <a href="/facts/Cicada/cYYh0HVr">cicadas</a> and the <a href="/facts/Leafhopper/uo0p1pF3">leafhoppers</a>. About 3,200 <a href="/facts/Species/oDg6b96r">species</a> of treehoppers in over 400 <a href="/facts/Genera/m8EFjSms">genera</a> are known. They are found on all continents except Antarctica; only five species are known from <a href="/facts/Europe/DTAtrKfh">Europe</a>. Individual treehoppers usually live for only a few months. </p>