''Cicadettana'' is a genus of cicada belonging to the tribe

Cicadettini Cicadettini is a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least 110 genera and 520 described species in Cicadettini, found worldwide except for the Neotropics. Selected Genera * '' Adelia'' Moulds, 2012 * '' Amphipsalta'' Fleming, ...

of the family Cicadidae. Until 2017, the included species were classified under the genus ''

Cicadetta ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan realm, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realm, Afrotropical biogeographic realm, realms. In older scientific and taxonomy ...

''. ''Cicadettana'' are small (12–20 mm body length), inconspicuous cicadas with high-pitched songs, and they are commonly found on grass or low shrubs. One species (''ramosi'') is known from Hispaniola, while the rest are found in the United States east of the Rocky Mountain divide. The type species of the genus is ''Cicadettana calliope calliope'', originally designated as ''Cicada calliope'' Walker, 1850. Their closest known relatives are found in Europe, eastern Asia, and Micronesia.

Species

* '' Cicadettana calliope'' ** ''C. c. calliope'' (Walker, 1850) – east of Rocky Mountain divide, excluding northern/northeastern statesSanborn, AF, and PK Phillips. Diversity 2013,5,166-239. doi:10.3390/d5020166
/ref> ** ''C. c. floridensis'' (Davis, 1920) – southeastern states * '' Cicadettana camerona'' (Davis, 1920) – southern Texas (Cameron County) * '' Cicadettana kansa'' (Davis, 1919) – central and southern Great Plains states * '' Cicadettana ramosi'' (Sanborn, 2009) – Hispaniola * '' Cicadettana texana'' (Davis, 1936) – south central Texas

References

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