Tettigomyiinae is a subfamily 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 Cretaceous Burmese amber has been attributed to the family, but ...

, found in tropical Africa. There are about 16 genera and at least 100 described species in Tettigomyiinae. The tribes Tettigomyiini and Ydiellini were recently transferred to this subfamily from Cicadettinae.

Genera

These 16 genera belong to the subfamily Tettigomyiinae: * '' Bavea'' Distant, 1905 * '' Gazuma'' Distant, 1905 * '' Lacetas'' Karsch, 1890 * '' Ligymolpa'' Karsch, 1890 * '' Malagasia'' Distant, 1882 * '' Malgachialna'' Boulard, 1980 * '' Maroboduus'' Distant, 1920 * '' Nablistes'' Karsch, 1891 * '' Nyara'' Villet, 1999 * '' Paectira'' Karsch, 1890 * '' Quintilia'' Stål, 1866 * '' Spoerryana'' Boulard, 1974 * '' Stagea'' Villet, 1995 * ''

Stagira Stagira ( el, Στάγειρα or , also fem. or ) is a Greek village lying on a picturesque plateau on the Chalcidice peninsula, and standing at the foot of the Argirolofos hill. The village stands approximately 8 kilometers south southwes ...

'' Stål, 1862 * '' Tettigomyia'' Amyot & Serville, 1843 * '' Xosopsaltria'' Kirkaldy, 1904

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