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Checklist for Family Cicadidae Westwood, 1840 (Cicada)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
89
480
779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
78
446
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
23
117
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
7
61
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cicadoidea
Westwood, 1851
Cicadas, Leafhoppers and Treehoppers
1
10
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCicadidae
Westwood, 1840
Cicada, Cicadas, True cicadas, Typical Cicadas
10
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
10 Genera with 15 Species
Abagazara Distant, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Brevisiana Boulard, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Masupha Distant, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Monomatapa Distant, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Munza Distant, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Platypleura Amyot & Serv..., 18343SpeciesTaxom
Severiana Boulard, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Stagira Stål, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Taipinga Distant, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Zouga Distant, 19062SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
15 Species
Abagazara omaruruensis Hesse, 1925
Brevisiana brevis (Walker, 1850)⇒ Brevisiana quartai Boulard, 1972
Monomatapa insignis Distant, 1897Large Widehead Cicada
Munza laticlavia Stål, 1858
Munza trimeni Distant, 1892
Munza venusta Hesse, 1925
Platypleura divisa (Germar, 1834)⇒ Platypleura longirostris Ashton, 1914
Platypleura laticlavia (Stål, 1858)⇒ Munza laticlavia Stål, 1858
Platypleura plumosa Germar, 1834
Severiana magna Villet, 1999
Severiana severini Schumacher, 1913
Stagira acrida Walker, 1850
Taipinga consobrina (Distant, 1906)⇒ Taipinga undulata Thunberg, 1822
Zouga apiana Hesse, 1925
Zouga typica Distant, 1906

Subnodes of Cicadidae with occurrences in Namibia
SubfamilyCicadettinae
Buckton, 1889
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCicadinae
Latreille, 1802
Translucent cicadas
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTettigomyiinae
Distant, 1905
1
1
Genus
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