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Cicadinae
Subfamily of true bugs

The Cicadinae are a subfamily of cicadas, containing the translucent cicadas. They are robust cicadas and many have gaudy colors, but they generally lack the butterfly-like opaque wing markings found in many species of the related Tibiceninae.

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Systematics

This large subfamily is here divided into tribes. Other schemes exist, which usually have a coarser subdivision. Some, however, merge the Tibiceninae here whole or partly. The genera given below were substantially revised 2010 through 2018 due to additional morphological and molecular phylogenetic analysis.123

The following tribes belong to the subfamily Cicadinae:456

  1. Antankariini Sanborn, 2021 genera:
    1. Antankaria Distant, 1904
    2. Orientafroinsularis Sanborn, 2021
  2. Arenopsaltriini Moulds, 2018
  3. Ayuthiini Moulds, Lee & Marshall, 2021
  4. Burbungini Moulds, 2005
  5. Cicadatrini Distant, 1905
  6. Cicadini Batsch, 1789
  7. Cicadmalleuini Boulard & Puissant, 2013
  8. Cosmopsaltriini Kato, 1932
  9. Cyclochilini Distant, 1904
  10. Distantadini Orian, 1963
  11. Dundubiini Atkinson, 1886
  12. Durangonini Moulds & Marshall, 2018
  13. Fidicinini Distant, 1905
  14. Gaeanini Distant 1905
  15. Jassopsaltriini Moulds, 2005
  16. Lahugadini Distant 1905
  17. Leptopsaltriini Moulton, J.C., 1923
  18. Macrotristriini Moulds, 2018
  19. Oncotympanini Ishihara, 1961
  20. Orapini Boulard, 1985
  21. Platypleurini Schmidt, 1918
  22. Plautillini Distant, 1905
  23. Polyneurini Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
  24. Psaltodini Moulds, 2018
  25. Psithyristriini Distant, 1905
  26. Sonatini Lee 2010
    1. genus Hyalessa China, 1925
  27. Tacuini Distant, 1904 (includes Cryptotympanini Handlirsch, 1925: now subtribe Tacuina Distant, 1904 due to date priority.)
  28. Talcopsaltriini Moulds, 2008
  29. Tamasini Moulds, 2005
  30. Thophini Distant, 1904
  31. Tosenini Amyot & Serville, 1843
  32. 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 2010,7 but was later returned to tribe status.8

Some notable genera include:

See also

Further reading

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References

  1. Lee, Young June; Hill, Kathy B. R. (2010). "Systematic revision of the genus Psithyristria Stål (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with seven new species and a molecular phylogeny of the genus and higher taxa". Systematic Entomology. 35 (2): 277–305. Bibcode:2010SysEn..35..277J. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2009.00509.x. S2CID 85033043. /wiki/Bibcode_(identifier) ↩

  2. Lee, Young June (2012). "Descriptions of two new genera and species of Cicadidae (Hemiptera) from India with some notes on tribal classification". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 59 (2): 225–231. doi:10.1002/mmnd.201200018 (inactive 1 November 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/mmnd.201200018 ↩

  3. Marshall, David C.; Moulds, Max; Hill, Kathy B. R.; Price, Benjamin W.; Wade, Elizabeth J.; Owen, Christopher L.; Goemans, Geert; Marathe, Kiran; Sarkar, Vivek; Cooley, John R.; Sanborn, Allen F.; Kunte, Krushnamegh; Villet, Martin H.; Simon, Chris (2018). "A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification". Zootaxa. 4424 (1). Magnolia Press: 1–64. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4424.1.1. PMID 30313477. S2CID 52976455. /wiki/Chris_Simon_(biologist) ↩

  4. BioLib.cz: subfamily Cicadinae Latreille, 1802 (retrieved 3 May 2025) https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id424029/ ↩

  5. Sanborn, Allen (2013). Catalogue of the Cicadoidea (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha) (1 ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 9780124166479. Retrieved 2018-05-01. 9780124166479 ↩

  6. Marshall, David C.; Moulds, Max; Hill, Kathy B. R.; Price, Benjamin W.; Wade, Elizabeth J.; Owen, Christopher L.; Goemans, Geert; Marathe, Kiran; Sarkar, Vivek; Cooley, John R.; Sanborn, Allen F.; Kunte, Krushnamegh; Villet, Martin H.; Simon, Chris (2018). "A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification". Zootaxa. 4424 (1). Magnolia Press: 1–64. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4424.1.1. PMID 30313477. S2CID 52976455. /wiki/Chris_Simon_(biologist) ↩

  7. Lee, Young June; Hill, Kathy B. R. (2010). "Systematic revision of the genus Psithyristria Stål (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with seven new species and a molecular phylogeny of the genus and higher taxa". Systematic Entomology. 35 (2): 277–305. Bibcode:2010SysEn..35..277J. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2009.00509.x. S2CID 85033043. /wiki/Bibcode_(identifier) ↩

  8. Marshall, David C.; Moulds, Max; Hill, Kathy B. R.; Price, Benjamin W.; Wade, Elizabeth J.; Owen, Christopher L.; Goemans, Geert; Marathe, Kiran; Sarkar, Vivek; Cooley, John R.; Sanborn, Allen F.; Kunte, Krushnamegh; Villet, Martin H.; Simon, Chris (2018). "A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification". Zootaxa. 4424 (1). Magnolia Press: 1–64. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4424.1.1. PMID 30313477. S2CID 52976455. /wiki/Chris_Simon_(biologist) ↩

  9. Marshall, David C.; Moulds, Max; Hill, Kathy B. R.; Price, Benjamin W.; Wade, Elizabeth J.; Owen, Christopher L.; Goemans, Geert; Marathe, Kiran; Sarkar, Vivek; Cooley, John R.; Sanborn, Allen F.; Kunte, Krushnamegh; Villet, Martin H.; Simon, Chris (2018). "A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification". Zootaxa. 4424 (1). Magnolia Press: 1–64. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4424.1.1. PMID 30313477. S2CID 52976455. /wiki/Chris_Simon_(biologist) ↩

  10. Marshall, David C.; Moulds, Max; Hill, Kathy B. R.; Price, Benjamin W.; Wade, Elizabeth J.; Owen, Christopher L.; Goemans, Geert; Marathe, Kiran; Sarkar, Vivek; Cooley, John R.; Sanborn, Allen F.; Kunte, Krushnamegh; Villet, Martin H.; Simon, Chris (2018). "A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification". Zootaxa. 4424 (1). Magnolia Press: 1–64. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4424.1.1. PMID 30313477. S2CID 52976455. /wiki/Chris_Simon_(biologist) ↩