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Cladonota is a genus of treehopper in the family Membracidae, widespread through North and South America. It has been previously described as Spogonophorus.

Description
The genus is distinguished from other treehoppers by its highly elaborate pronotum, which in many species bears an elongated, curved anterior process or an ornate intermediate process. While this helps them camouflage in their natural habitat, other explanations for the pronotum's structure include mate recognition, as well as providing an extended surface area for their sensory setae.

Ecology
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Classification
Falculifera is part of the treehopper subfamily Membracinae, a diverse subfamily comprising 43 other treehopper genera, characterized by [diagnostic characteristics].

Inside Membracinae, the genus is classified in the tribe Hysoprorini, distinguished by [more diagnostic characteristics].

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History
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Taxonomy
The genus is divided into four subgenera: Falculifera, Cladonota, Lecythifera, and Lobocladisca.

Falculifera
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Falculifera is distinguished from the other subgenera by the lack of an intermediate process on the pronotum. The latter is usually C-shaped, with the posterior process extending in an oblique direction.

As of 2018, the subgenus comprises the following species:
 * Cladonota apicalis (Stål, 1869)
 * Cladonota benitezi (Arnaud, 2004)
 * Cladonota bolivari (Peláez, 1945)
 * Cladonota clavigera (Ståal, 1864)
 * Cladonota luctuosa (Peláez, 1945)
 * Cladonota rothschildi (Flynn, 2018)
 * Cladonota zeledoni (Peláez, 1967)