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Parnisini
Parnisini is a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are more than 20 genera and 80 described species in Parnisini, found in the Neotropics, Palearctic, tropical Africa and Madagascar. Genera The following genera belong to the tribe Parnisini: * ''Abagazara'' Distant, 1905 * ''Acyroneura'' Torres, 1958 * ''Adeniana'' Distant, 1905 * ''Arcystasia'' Distant, 1882 * ''Bijaurana'' Distant, 1912 * ''Calopsaltria'' Stål, 1861 * ''Calyria'' Stål, 1862 * ''Crassisternalna'' Boulard, 1980 * ''Derotettix'' Berg, 1882 * ''Henicotettix'' Stål, 1858 * ''Jafuna'' Distant, 1912 * ''Kageralna'' Boulard, 2012 * ''Koranna (cicada), Koranna'' Distant, 1905 * ''Luangwana'' Distant, 1914 * ''Lycurgus (cicada), Lycurgus'' China, 1925 * ''Malgotilia'' Boulard, 1980 * ''Mapondera (cicada), Mapondera'' Distant, 1905 * ''Masupha'' Distant, 1892 * ''Parnisa'' Stål, 1862 * ''Prunasis'' Stål, 1862 * ''Psilotympana'' Stål, 1861 * ''Rhinopsalta'' Melichar, 1908 * ''Taipinga'' Distant, 1905 * '' ...
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Cicadidae
Cicadidae, the true cicadas,World Auchenorrhyncha Database: family Cicadidae Batsch, 1789
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is one of two families of cicadas. With about 519 genera and over 3,400 species worldwide, it contains most living cicada species, except for the two belonging to its sister taxon, the Tettigarctidae.


Description

Cicadas are large insects characterized by their membranous wings, triangular-formation of three ocelli on the top of their heads, and their short, bristle-like antennae.


Ecology


Communication

Cicadas are known for the loud airborne sounds that males of most species make to attract mates. One member of this family, ''Brevisana brevis'', the "shrill thorntree cicada", is the loudest inse ...
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Lycurgus (cicada)
''Lycurgus'' is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least three described species in ''Lycurgus''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Lycurgus'': * '' Lycurgus conspersus'' (Karsch, 1890) * '' Lycurgus frontalis'' (Karsch, 1890) * '' Lycurgus subvittus'' (Walker, F., 1850) c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * Parnisini Cicadidae genera {{Cicadidae-stub ...
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Mapondera (cicada)
''Mapondera'' is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least two described species in ''Mapondera''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Mapondera'': * '' Mapondera capicola'' Kirkaldy, 1909 * '' Mapondera hottentota'' Kirkaldy, 1909 c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * Parnisini Cicadidae genera {{Cicadidae-stub ...
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Cicadettinae
Cicadettinae is a subfamily of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. About 230 genera and 1,200 described species are placed in the Cicadettinae. Tribes The following tribes belong to the subfamily Cicadettinae: # Aragualnini Sanborn, 2018 # Carinetini Distant, 1905 # Chlorocystini Distant, 1905 # Cicadatrini Distant, 1905 # Cicadettini Buckton, 1890 # Katoini Moulds & Marshall, 2018 # Lamotialnini Boulard, 1976 # Nelcyndanini Moulds & Marshall, 2018 # Pagiphorini Moulds & Marshall, 2018 # Parnisini Distant, 1905 # Pictilini Moulds & Hill, 2018 # Prasiini Matsumura, 1917 # Taphurini Distant, 1905 Note: the monogeneric tribe Hemidictyini is now placed in the Tibicininae Tibicininae is a subfamily of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least 140 described species in Tibicininae. They are found in the Neotropical realm, Neotropics, the Nearctic realm, Nearctic, and the Palearctic realm, Palearctic. Tib ....
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