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Also known as: Tomaspis saccharina

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The sugarcane froghopper (Euryaulax carnifex) is very destructive in Trinidad. Aphrophora species are serious pests of willow and pine. One group of froghoppers secretes small calcareous tubes that resemble snail shells and were once classified as snails by zoologists.
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