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Checklist for Family Cicadidae Westwood, 1840 (Cicada)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
115
749
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
85
648
983
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
22
167
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
6
103
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cicadoidea
Westwood, 1851
Cicadas, Leafhoppers and Treehoppers
1
15
32
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCicadidae
Westwood, 1840
Cicada, Cicadas, True cicadas, Typical Cicadas
15
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
15 Genera with 32 Species
Afzeliada Boulard, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Brevisiana Boulard, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Dyticopycna Sanborn, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Ioba Distant, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Iruana Distant, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Karscheliana Boulard, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Koma Distant, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Munza Distant, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Musoda Karsch, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Orapa Distant, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleura Amyot & Serv..., 19802SpeciesTaxom
Paectira Karsch, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Platypleura Amyot & Serv..., 19117SpeciesTaxom
Spoerryana Boulard, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Stagira Stål, 18342SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
32 Species and 3 Subspecies
Afzeliada rutherfordi Distant, 1883
Brevisiana brevis (Walker, 1850)⇒ Brevisiana quartai Boulard, 1972
Brevisiana niveonotata Butler, 1874
Dyticopycna baxteri Distant, 1914
Dyticopycna hecuba Distant, 1904
Ioba leopardina (Distant, 1881)⇒ Ioba limbaticollis Stål, 1863
Ioba limbaticollis Stål, 1863Unicorn caterpillar
Ioba veligera Jacobi, 1904
Iruana meruana Boulard, 1990
Iruana meryana Boulard, 1975
Karscheliana parva Boulard, 1990
Koma bombifrons Karsch, 1890
Munza basimacula Walker, 1850Small Broadborder Cicada
Munza laticlavia laticlavia Stål, 1858
Musoda flavida Karsch, 1890Spreading sandwort
Orapa numa Distant, 1904
Oxypleura clara Amyot & Serv..., 1843
Oxypleura spoerryae Boulard, 1980
Paectira feminavirens Boulard, 1977
Paectira fuliginosa Distant, 1905
Paectira hemaris Distant, 1905
Paectira jeanuaudi Boulard, 1977
Paectira modesta Heller, 1980
Platypleura argus argus Melichar, 1911
Platypleura argus marsabitensis Boulard, 1980
Platypleura divisa (Germar, 1834)⇒ Platypleura longirostris Ashton, 1914
Platypleura gowdeyi Distant, 1914
Platypleura hirtipennis Germar, 1834
Platypleura polydorus (Walker, 1850)⇒ Oxypleura polydorus Walker, 1850
Platypleura rothschildi Melichar, 1911
Spoerryana llewelyni Boulard, 1974
Stagira acrida Walker, 1850
Stagira simplex Germar, 1834

Subnodes of Cicadidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyCicadettinae
Buckton, 1889
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCicadinae
Latreille, 1802
Translucent cicadas
10
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTettigomyiinae
Distant, 1905
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cicadidae at homepage2.nifty.com
Cicadidae at artfakta.se
Cicadidae at dyntaxa.se
Cicadidae at gbif.org
Cicadidae at irmng.org
Cicadidae at itis.gov