The Cicadinae are a

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cicada The cicadas () are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers. The superfamily is divided into two ...

s, containing the translucent cicadas. They are robust cicadas and many have gaudy colors, but they generally lack the

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-like

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wing markings found in many

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of the related

Tibiceninae ''Tibiceninae'' is a historical subfamily name from the insect family Cicadidae (the true cicadas). It was first used by Distant (1889). As of 2021, the name became unavailable to zoological nomenclature due to the suppression of its type genus ' ...

Systematics

This large subfamily is here divided into

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s. Other schemes exist, which usually have a coarser subdivision. Some, however, merge the

here whole or partly. The genera given below were substantially revised 2010 through 2018 due to additional morphological and molecular phylogenetic analysis. The following tribes belong to the subfamily Cicadinae: # Arenopsaltriini Moulds, 2018 # Burbungini Moulds, 2005 # Cicadatrini Distant, 1905 #

Cicadini The Cicadini are a tribe of cicadas. Genera ''BioLib'' lists the following: ;subtribe Cicadina Latreille, 1802 * '' Cicada (genus)'' ;subtribe Oncotympanina Ishihara, 1961 # '' Neoncotympana'' Lee, 2010 # '' Oncotympana'' Stål, 1870 ;subtribe ...

Latreille, 1802 # Cicadmalleuini Boulard & Puissant, 2013 #

Cosmopsaltriini Cosmopsaltriini is a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae Cicadidae, the true cicadas, is the largest family of cicadas, with more than 3,200 species worldwide. The oldest known definitive fossils are from the Paleocene, a nymph from the ...

Kato, 1932 #

Cryptotympanini Cryptotympanini is a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. They are found in the Nearctic, Palearctic, Indomalaya, Oceania, and Afrotropics. Genera According to and ''BioLib'', this tribe includes the following genera in 3 subtribes: ;subt ...

Handlirsch, 1925 # Cyclochilini Distant, 1904 # Distantadini Orian, 1963 # Dundubiini Atkinson, 1886 # Durangonini Moulds & Marshall, 2018 # Fidicinini Distant, 1905 #

Gaeanini Gaeanini is a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, found in the Palearctic and Indomalaya. There are about 10 genera and at least 50 described species in Gaeanini. Genera These 10 genera belong to the tribe Gaeanini: * '' Ambragaeana'' Cho ...

Distant 1905 # Jassopsaltriini Moulds, 2005 #

Lahugadini ''Lahugada'' is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae Cicadidae, the true cicadas, is the largest family of cicadas, with more than 3,200 species worldwide. The oldest known definitive fossils are from the Paleocene, a nymph from the Cre ...

Distant 1905 # Leptopsaltriini Moulton, J.C., 1923 # Macrotristriini Moulds, 2018 # Oncotympanini Ishihara, 1961 # Orapini Boulard, 1985 #

Platypleurini The Platypleurini are a tribe of cicadas from the Afrotropical and Oriental regions There are at least 30 genera and 240 described species in Platypleurini. List of genera These 31 genera belong to the tribe Platypleurini: * '' Afzeliada'' B ...

Schmidt, 1918 # Plautillini Distant, 1905 # Polyneurini Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 # Psaltodini Moulds, 2018 # Psithyristriini Distant, 1905 # Sinosenini Boulard, 1975 # Sonatini Lee 2010 ## genus '' Hyalessa'' China, 1925 # Talcopsaltriini Moulds, 2008 # Tamasini Moulds, 2005 #

Thophini Thophini is a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae Cicadidae, the true cicadas, is the largest family of cicadas, with more than 3,200 species worldwide. The oldest known definitive fossils are from the Paleocene, a nymph from the Cretace ...

Distant, 1904 #

Tosenini Tosenini is a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least 10 described species in Tosenini, found in the Palearctic and Indomalaya The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of Sou ...

Amyot & Serville, 1843 # Zammarini Distant, 1905 The names Platypleurini Schmidt, 1918 and Hamzini Distant 1905 refer to the same tribe. The question of name priority was submitted to the ICZN for resolution in 2018 (case 3761). The tribe Oncotympanini was reduced to subtribe level and transferred to Cicadini in 2010, but was later returned to tribe status. Some notable

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Cicada The cicadas () are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers. The superfamily is divided into two ...

'' ** '' Euterpnosia'' ** ''

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'' ** '' Leptosemia'' ** '' Neocicada'' ** '' Terpnosia'' * Tribe Cicadatrini ** '' Mogannia'' * Tribe

** '' Antankaria'' ** ''

Auritibicen ''Auritibicen'' is a genus of cicadas from East Asia and Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its inte ...

'' ** '' Chremistica'' ** '' Cryptotympana'' ** ''

Hadoa The genus ''Hadoa'' comprises large-bodied Cicadidae occurring in Western North America. Until recently, these species were in the genus ''Tibicen'' (now genus ''Lyristes'' Horvath, 1926), which has now been redefined so as to include only a few ...

'' ** '' Heteropsaltria'' ** ''

Neotibicen Cicadas of the genus ''Neotibicen'' are large-bodied insects of the family Cicadidae that appear in summer or early fall in eastern North America. Common names include cicada, harvestfly, jar fly, and the misnomer locust. In 2015, these specie ...

'' ** '' Nggeliana'' ** '' Raiateana'' ** ''

Salvazana ''Salvazana'' is a monotypic genus of Asian cicadas in the tribe Cryptotympanini. The single species ''Salvazana mirabilis'' is recorded from Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the c ...

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Tacua ''Tacua speciosa'' is a very large Southeast Asian species of cicada. It is the only member of the genus ''Tacua''. Description ''Tacua speciosa'' has a wingspan of and a head-body length of . '' Megapomponia'', ''Pomponia'' and ''Tacua'' are ...

'' * Tribe Cyclochilini ** '' Cyclochila'' * Tribe Dundubiini ** '' Aceropyga'' ** '' Calcagninus'' ** '' Cosmopsaltria'' ** '' Diceropyga'' ** '' Dundubia'' ** '' Macrosemia'' ** ''Maua'' ** '' Megapomponia'' ** '' Meimuna'' ** '' Nabalua'' ** '' Orientopsaltria'' ** '' Platylomia'' ** ''

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'' ** '' Tanna'' * Tribe Fidicinini ** '' Diceroprocta'' ** '' Hyantia'' ** '' Mura'' ** '' Quesada'' * Tribe Macrotristriini ** '' Macrotristria'' * Tribe Oncotympanini ** '' Oncotympana'' * Tribe

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Platypleura ''Platypleura'' is a genus of cicadas that occurs widely across Africa and southern Asia. Some of the South African species are remarkable for their endothermic thermoregulation that enables crepuscular signalling, an adaptation that reduces risk ...

'' ** '' Pycna'' ** '' Ugada'' * Tribe Psaltodini ** ''

Psaltoda ''Psaltoda'' is a genus of cicada found in eastern Australia. Originally described by Carl Stål, the type species is ''Psaltoda moerens'' known as the redeye, and '' P. plaga'' is a well-known species from eastern Australia, known as the black p ...

'' * Psithyristriini Distant, 1905 ** ''

Pomponia Pomponia is the female name for the Pomponia gens of Ancient Rome. This family was one of the oldest families in Rome. Various women bearing this name lived during the Middle and Late Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. The oldest known Pompon ...

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Thopha ''Thopha'' is a genus of cicada The cicadas () are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers ...

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Arunta ''Arunta'' is a genus of cicada in the thophini tribe of the Cicadinae subfamily and is allied to the genus ''Thopha''. Two species have been described, ''Arunta perulata'' and '' A. interclusa''. These are the only Australian cicada species th ...

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