''Illyria'' 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 Cretaceous Burmese amber has been attributed to the family, but co ...

. There are at least four described species in ''Illyria''.

Species

These four species belong to the genus ''Illyria'': * ''

Illyria australensis In classical antiquity, Illyria (; grc, Ἰλλυρία, ''Illyría'' or , ''Illyrís''; la, Illyria, ''Illyricum'') was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by numerous tribes of people collectively known as the Ill ...

'' (Kirkaldy, 1909)^{c g} * ''

Illyria burkei In classical antiquity, Illyria (; grc, Ἰλλυρία, ''Illyría'' or , ''Illyrís''; la, Illyria, ''Illyricum'') was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by numerous tribes of people collectively known as the Illyr ...

'' (Distant, 1882)^{c g} * ''

Illyria hilli In classical antiquity, Illyria (; grc, Ἰλλυρία, ''Illyría'' or , ''Illyrís''; la, Illyria, ''Illyricum'') was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by numerous tribes of people collectively known as the Ill ...

'' (Ashton, 1914)^{c g} * ''

Illyria major In classical antiquity, Illyria (; grc, Ἰλλυρία, ''Illyría'' or , ''Illyrís''; la, Illyria, ''Illyricum'') was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by numerous tribes of people collectively known as the Ill ...

'' Moulds, 1985^{c g} * ''

Illyria viridis ''Illyria viridis'', the yidiyidi, is a species of singing cicada found in Western Australia. The genus ''Illyria'' was created in 1985 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds. The yidiyidi was first described by Moulds and David C. M ...

'' Moulds, 2022 Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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