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Checklist for Family Cicadidae Westwood, 1840 (Cicada)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
149
2161
6127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
110
1814
5275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
25
808
2881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
8
593
2467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cicadoidea
Westwood, 1851
Cicadas, Leafhoppers and Treehoppers
1
82
274
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCicadidae
Westwood, 1840
Cicada, Cicadas, True cicadas, Typical Cicadas
82
274
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
82 Genera with 274 Species
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Abricta Stål, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Abroma Stal, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Aetanna Lee, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Afzeliada Boulard, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Allobroma Duffels, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ambragaeana Chou and Yao, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Angamiana Distant, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Balinta Distant, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Basa Distant, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Bijaurana Distant, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Calcagninus Distant, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Callogaeana Chou & Yao, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Champaka Distant, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Changa Lee, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Chremistica Stål, 19057SpeciesTaxom
Cicada Linnaeus, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Cicadatra Kolenati, 18509SpeciesTaxom
Cicadetta Kolenati, 1929Small Grass Cicadas2SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopsaltria Stal, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotympana Stål, 198717SpeciesTaxom
Diceroprocta Stål, 1830Scrub Cicadas1SpeciesTaxom
Distantalna Boulard, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Dundubia Amyot & Serv..., 178713SpeciesTaxom
Emathia Stål, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Eopycna Sanborn, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Euterpnosia Matsumura, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Formosemia Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Formotosena Kato, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Gaeana Amyot & Serv..., 17734SpeciesTaxom
Graptotettix Stål, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Gudaba2SpeciesTaxom
Hamza Distant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Haphsa Distant, 20096SpeciesTaxom
Huechys Amyot & Serv..., 18799SpeciesTaxom
Hyalessa China, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Karenia Distant, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Khimbya Distant, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Lahugada Distant, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Lemuriana Griveaud, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsaltria Stål, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Lethama Distant, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Linguacicada Chou & Lu, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lycurgus China, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Macrosemia Kato, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Magicicada W.T. Davis, 196213-year and 17-year cicadas3SpeciesTaxom
Manna Lee & Emery, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Mata Distant, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Megapomponia Boulard, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Megatibicen Sanborn & Heath, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Meimuna Distant, 18815SpeciesTaxom
Melampsalta Kolenati, 1888Little grassland cicadas1SpeciesTaxom
Mogannia Amyot & Serv..., 184715SpeciesTaxom
Mosaica Lee & Emery, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Neoterpnosia Lee & Emery, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleura Amyot & Serv..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Paectira Karsch, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paharia Distant, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Paranosia Lee, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Paratanna Lee, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Pauropsalta Goding & Fro..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Platylomia Stål, 18508SpeciesTaxom
Platypleura Amyot & Serv..., 189728SpeciesTaxom
Polyneura Westwood, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Pomponia Stål, 196414SpeciesTaxom
Proarna Stål, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Psalmocharias Kirkaldy, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Purana Distant, 19236SpeciesTaxom
Pycna Amyot & Serv..., 19824SpeciesTaxom
Quesada Distant, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Quintilia Stal, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Rustia Stal, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Scieroptera Stål, 19189SpeciesTaxom
Songga Lee, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Stagira Stål, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Subtibicina Lee, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Sulphogaeana Chou and Yao, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Talainga Distant, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Tanna Distant, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Terpnosia Distant, 191215SpeciesTaxom
Tibicina Kolenati, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Tosena Amyot & Serv..., 19096SpeciesTaxom
Zaphsa Lee & Emery, 20141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
274 Species and 26 Subspecies
Abroma apicalis Ollenbach, 1929
Abroma bengalensis Distant, 1906
Abroma maculicollis (Guérin-Mén..., 1838)⇒ Allobroma kedenburgi Breddin, 1905
Abroma nubifurca Walker, 1858
Abroma philippinensis Distant, 1905
Aetanna thalia F. Walker, 1850
Aetanna tigroides Walker, 1858
Afzeliada badia Distant, 1888
Allobroma kedenburgi Breddin, 1905
Ambragaeana stellata Walker, 1858
Ambragaeana stellata stellata Walker, 1858
Angamiana aetherea Distant, 1890
Balinta delinenda Distant, 1888
Balinta octonotata Westwood, 1845
Balinta octonotata octonotata Westwood, 1845
Balinta sanguiniventris Ollenbach, 1929
Basa singularis Walker, 1858
Bijaurana sita Distant, 1912
Bijaurana typica Distant, 1912
Calcagninus divaricatus Bliven, 1964
Calcagninus nilgirensis Distant, 1887
Calcagninus picturatus Distant, 1888
Callogaeana annamensis Distant, 1913
Callogaeana festiva Fabricius, 1803
Callogaeana festiva festiva Fabricius, 1803
Champaka spinosa Fabricius, 1787
Changa sita Distant, 1881
Chremistica germana Distant, 1888
Chremistica mixta Kirby, 1891Leafhopper
Chremistica ochracea ochracea Walker, 1850
Chremistica ribhoi Hajong & Yaakop, 2013
Chremistica seminiger Distant, 1909Bermuda pipefish
Chremistica seminigra Distant, 1909
Chremistica tridentigera Breddin, 1905
Cicada conspurcata Fabricius, 1777
Cicada hyalina (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cicada palearctica Metcalf, 1963
Cicada olivierana Metcalf, 1963
Cicada palearctica Metcalf, 1963
Cicadatra acberi Distant, 1888
Cicadatra anoea Walker, 1850
Cicadatra gingat China, 1926
Cicadatra hyalina Fabricius, 1798
Cicadatra inconspicua Distant, 1912
Cicadatra raja Distant, 1906
Cicadatra sankara Distant, 1904
Cicadatra walkeri Metcalf, 1963
Cicadatra xantes Walker, 1850
Cicadetta intermedia Ollenbach, 1929
Cicadetta minuta Ollenbach, 1929
Cryptotympana acuta (Signoret, 1849)⇒ Cryptotympana viridicostalis Hayashi, 1987
Cryptotympana corvus Walker, 1850
Cryptotympana edwardsi Kirkaldy, 1902Navajo saltbush
Cryptotympana exalbida Distant, 1891
Cryptotympana facialis Walker, 1858
Cryptotympana gracilis Hayashi, 1987
Cryptotympana holsti holsti Distant, 1904
Cryptotympana insularis Distant, 1887
Cryptotympana intermedia (Signoret, 1849)⇒ Cryptotympana takasagona Kato, 1925
Cryptotympana limborgi Distant, 1888
Cryptotympana mandarina (Distant, 1891)⇒ Cryptotympana holsti Distant, 1904
Cryptotympana recta (Walker, 1850)⇒ Cryptotympana limborgi Distant, 1888
Cryptotympana takasagona Kato, 1925
Cryptotympana timorica Walker, 1870
Cryptotympana vesta (Distant, 1904)⇒ Cryptotympana gracilis Hayashi, 1987
Cryptotympana vicina Signoret, 1849
Cryptotympana viridicostalis Hayashi, 1987
Diceroprocta vitripennis Say, 1830Green Winged Cicada
Distantalna splendida Distant, 1878
Distantalna splendida splendida Distant, 1878
Dundubia annandalei Boulard, 2003
Dundubia emanatura Distant, 1889
Dundubia ensifera Bloen & Duffels, 1976
Dundubia feae Distant, 1892
Dundubia hastata Moulton, 1923
Dundubia laterocurvata Beuk, 1996
Dundubia nagarasingna Distant, 1881
Dundubia oopaga Distant, 1881
Dundubia rufivena (Walker, 1850)⇒ Dundubia annandalei Boulard, 2003
Dundubia rufivena rufivena Walker, 1850
Dundubia terpsichore (Walker, 1850)⇒ Dundubia annandalei Boulard, 2003
Dundubia vaginata (Walker, 1950)⇒ Dilobopyga gemina Schmidt, 1926
Dundubia vaginata vaginata Fabricius, 1787
Emathia aegrota Stål, 1866
Eopycna minor Liu, 1940Florida cave crangonyctid
Eopycna repanda Linnaeus, 1758
Eopycna verna Hayashi, 1982
Euterpnosia chibensis Matsumura, 1917
Euterpnosia chibensis daitoensis Matsumura, 1917
Euterpnosia crowfooti Distant, 1912Banner lyretail
Euterpnosia madhava Distant, 1881
Formotosena montivaga Distant, 1889
Gaeana atkinsoni Distant, 1889
Gaeana consors Atkinson, 1884
Gaeana maculata Drury, 1773
Gaeana maculata maculata Drury, 1773
Graptotettix guttatus Stål, 1866
Graptotettix thoracicus Distant, 1892
Gudaba maculata Distant, 1912
Gudaba marginatus Distant, 1897
Hamza ciliaris Linnaeus, 1758
Haphsa bindusara (Distant, 1881)⇒ Aola bindusara Distant, 1881
Haphsa durga Distant, 1881
Haphsa nicomache Walker, 1850
Haphsa scitula Distant, 1888
Haphsa sita Distant, 1881
Haphsa stellata Lee, 2009
Huechys beata Distant, 1892
Huechys haematica Distant, 1888
Huechys incarnata Germar, 1834
Huechys incarnata testacea Fabricius, 1787
Huechys phaenicura Germar, 1834
Huechys sanguinea (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Huechys beata Distant, 1892
Huechys sanguinea philaemata Fabricius, 1803
Huechys sanguinea sanguinea De Geer, 1773
Huechys thoracica Distant, 1879
Hyalessa expansa Walker, 1858
Hyalessa maculaticollis Motschulsky, 1866
Hyalessa mahoni Distant, 1906
Hyalessa melanoptera Distant, 1904
Hyalessa obnubila Distant, 1888
Karenia ravida Distant, 1888
Khimbya diminuta Walker, 1850
Khimbya evanescens Walker, 1858
Khimbya immsi Distant, 1912
Khimbya sita Distant, 1881
Lahugada dohertyi Distant, 1891
Lemuriana apicalis Germar, 1830
Leptopsaltria andamanensis Distant, 1888
Leptopsaltria samia Walker, 1850
Leptopsaltria tuberosa (Signoret, 1847)⇒ Euterpnosia chibensis daitoensis Matsumura, 1917
Lethama locusta Walker, 1850
Linguacicada continuata Distant, 1888
Lycurgus subvittus Walker, 1850
Macrosemia assamensis Distant, 1905
Macrosemia juno Distant, 1905
Macrosemia saturata Walker, 1850
Macrosemia tonkiniana Jacobi, 1905
Macrosemia umbrata Distant, 1888
Magicicada cassinii Fisher, 1852Dwarf periodical cicada
Magicicada septendecim Linnaeus, 175817-year cicada
Magicicada tredecassini Alexander & ..., 196213-year cicada
Manna tenuis Lee & Emery, 2013
Mata kama Distant, 1881
Megapomponia imperatoria Westwood, 1842Empress cicada
Megapomponia intermedia Distant, 1905
Megatibicen auletes Germar, 1834Giant oak cicada
Meimuna cassandra Distant, 1912
Meimuna microdon Walker, 1850
Meimuna pallida Ollenbach, 1929
Meimuna silhetana Distant, 1888
Meimuna tripurasura Distant, 1881
Melampsalta literata Distant, 1888
Mogannia aurea Fraser, 1942Sharp's homaliadelphus moss
Mogannia caesar Jacobi, 1902
Mogannia conica (Germar, 1830)⇒ Mogannia effecta Distant, 1892
Mogannia conica conica Germar, 1830
Mogannia cyanea (Walker, 1858)⇒ Mogannia caesar Jacobi, 1902
Mogannia effecta Distant, 1892
Mogannia effecta effecta Distant, 1892
Mogannia funebris Stål, 1865
Mogannia nasalis nasalis White, 1844
Mogannia obliqua Walker, 1858Desert milkweed
Mogannia saucia Noualhier, 1896
Mogannia venustissima Stål, 1865
Mogannia venutissima (Stål, 1865)⇒ Mogannia venustissima Stål, 1865
Mogannia venutissima venutissima Stål, 1865
Mogannia viridis Signoret, 1847
Mosaica irregularis Lee & Emery, 2013
Neoterpnosia donghai Lee & Emery, 2014
Neoterpnosia oberthuri Distant, 1912Banner lyretail
Neoterpnosia versicolor Distant, 1912Banner lyretail
Oxypleura atkinsoni Distant, 1912Banner lyretail
Oxypleura calypso Kirby, 1889Christmas Island Cicada
Paectira hemaris Distant, 1905
Paharia lacteipennis Walker, 1850
Paranosia abdullah Distant, 1904
Paranosia andersoni Distant, 1892
Paranosia clio Walker, 1850
Paratanna parata Lee, 2012
Pauropsalta exaequata Distant, 1892
Platylomia amicta Distant, 1889
Platylomia brevis Distant, 1912
Platylomia ficulnea Distant, 1892
Platylomia kohimaensis Hajong & Lim..., 2021
Platylomia larus Walker, 1858
Platylomia operculata Distant, 1913
Platylomia radha (Distant, 1881)⇒ Platylomia operculata Distant, 1913
Platylomia vibrans Walker, 1850
Platypleura affinis Fabricius, 1803
Platypleura affinis affinis Fabricius, 1803
Platypleura affinis distincta Atkinson, 1884
Platypleura andamana Distant, 1878
Platypleura assamensis Atkinson, 1884
Platypleura badia Distant, 1888
Platypleura basi-viridis Walker, 1850
Platypleura basialba Walker, 1850
Platypleura basiviridis Walker, 1850Purple milkweed
Platypleura bufo Walker, 1850
Platypleura capitata Olivier, 1790
Platypleura cervina Walker, 1850Purple milkweed
Platypleura coelebs Stål, 1863
Platypleura hampsoni Distant, 1887
Platypleura inglisi Ollenbach, 1929
Platypleura insignis Distant, 1879
Platypleura kaempferi Fabricius, 1794
Platypleura mackinnoni Distant, 1904
Platypleura nobilis Germar, 1830
Platypleura nobilis nobilis Germar, 1830
Platypleura octoguttata Fabricius, 1798
Platypleura octoguttata octoguttata Fabricius, 1798
Platypleura polita Walker, 1850
Platypleura polita polita Walker, 1850
Platypleura poorvachala M.Marathe, B..., 2017
Platypleura sphinx Walker, 1850Purple milkweed
Platypleura testacea (F. Walker, 1858)⇒ Platypleura carlinii Distant, 1906
Platypleura watsoni Distant, 1897
Polyneura ducalis Westwood, 1840Aztec tobacco
Pomponia cinctimanus Walker, 1850
Pomponia cyanea Fraser, 1948
Pomponia fusca (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Pomponia yayeyamana Kato, 1933
Pomponia linearis (Walker, 1850)⇒ Pomponia yayeyamana Kato, 1933
Pomponia picta (Walker, 1870)⇒ Terpnosia similis China, 1926
Pomponia ponderosa Lee, 2009
Pomponia pseudolinearis Sadasivan, 2021
Pomponia ramifera Walker, 1850
Pomponia solitaria Distant, 1888
Pomponia subtilita Lee, 2009
Pomponia surya Distant, 1904
Pomponia urania Walker, 1850
Pomponia yayeyamana Kato, 1933
Pomponia zebra Bliven, 1964
Proarna hilaris Germar, 1834Puerto Rican lowland cicada
Psalmocharias querula (Pallas, 1773)⇒ Psalmocharias steveni Stål, 1854
Psalmocharias querulus Pallas, 1773
Psalmocharias rugipennis F. Walker, 1858
Psalmocharias steveni Stål, 1854
Purana campanula Pringle, 1955Ship-timber beetles
Purana guttularis Walker, 1858
Purana morrisi Distant, 1892
Purana tigrina (Walker, 1850)⇒ Purana ubina Moulton, 1923
Purana tigrinaformis Boulard, 2007
Purana ubina Moulton, 1923
Pycna minor Liu, 1940
Pycna repanda Linnaeus, 1758
Pycna repanda repanda Linnaeus, 1758
Pycna verna Hayashi, 1982
Quesada gigas Olivier, 1790Giant Cicada
Quintilia catena Fabricius, 1775
Quintilia pomponia Distant, 1912
Rustia dentivitta (Walker, 1862)⇒ Rustia pedunculata Stål, 1866
Rustia maculata Distant, 1912Banner lyretail
Rustia minuta Marathe, San..., 2018
Rustia pedunculata Stål, 1866
Rustia tigrina Distant, 1888
Scieroptera crocea Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Scieroptera crocea crocea Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Scieroptera formosana Schmidt, 1918
Scieroptera fumigata Stål, 1854
Scieroptera montana Schmidt, 1918
Scieroptera splendidula (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Scieroptera sumatrana Schmidt, 1918
Scieroptera splendidula cuprea (Walker, 1870)⇒ Scieroptera formosana Schmidt, 1918
Scieroptera splendidula splendidula Fabricius, 1775
Scieroptera sumatrana Schmidt, 1918
Songga scitula Distant, 1888
Stagira acrida Walker, 1850
Subtibicina tigris Lee, 2012
Sulphogaeana sulphurea Westwood, 1839
Talainga binghami Distant, 1890
Talainga japrona Ollenbach, 1929
Talainga naga Ollenbach, 1929
Tanna bhutanensis Distant, 1912
Tanna thalia (Walker, 1850)⇒ Aetanna thalia F. Walker, 1850
Tanna tigroides (Metcalf, 1963)⇒ Aetanna tigroides Walker, 1858
Terpnosia abdullah (Distant, 1904)⇒ Paranosia abdullah Distant, 1904
Terpnosia andersoni (Distant, 1892)⇒ Paranosia andersoni Distant, 1892
Terpnosia clio (Walker, 1850)⇒ Paranosia clio Walker, 1850
Terpnosia collina Distant, 1888
Terpnosia confusa Distant, 1905
Terpnosia ganesa Distant, 1904
Terpnosia jenkinsi Distant, 1912
Terpnosia lactea Distant, 1887
Terpnosia maculipes Walker, 1850
Terpnosia oberthuri (Distant, 1912)⇒ Neoterpnosia oberthuri Distant, 1912
Terpnosia ransonneti Distant, 1888
Terpnosia ridens Pringle, 1955Ship-timber beetles
Terpnosia similis China, 1926
Terpnosia stipata Walker, 1850
Terpnosia versicolor (Distant, 1912)⇒ Neoterpnosia versicolor Distant, 1912
Tibicina casyapae Distant, 1888
Tibicina reticulata Distant, 1888
Tosena albata Distant, 1878
Tosena dives Westwood, 1842
Tosena fasciata (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Tosena melanoptera White, 1846
Tosena mearesiana Westwood, 1842
Tosena melanoptera White, 1846
Tosena melanopteryx Kirkaldy, 1909Parry's saltbush
Zaphsa princeps Lee & Emery, 2014

Subnodes of Cicadidae with occurrences in India
SubfamilyCicadettinae
Buckton, 1889
18
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCicadinae
Latreille, 1802
Translucent cicadas
58
208
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTettigomyiinae
Distant, 1905
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTibicininae
Distant, 1905
Exposed-timbal cicadas, Exposed-tymbal cicadas
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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