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Cicadinae
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<p>The Cicadinae are a <a href="/facts/Subfamily/2QPtfDS4">subfamily</a> of <a href="/facts/Cicada/cYYh0HVr">cicadas</a>, containing the translucent cicadas. They are robust cicadas and many have gaudy colors, but they generally lack the <a href="/facts/Butterfly/qlSgwlRx">butterfly</a>-like <a href="/facts/Opacity_(optics)/l90q0sAV">opaque</a> wing markings found in many <a href="/facts/Species/oDg6b96r">species</a> of the related <a href="/facts/Tibiceninae/aMuIH0jt">Tibiceninae</a>. </p>