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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
116
1007
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
89
907
1768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
23
332
663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
7
201
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cicadoidea
Westwood, 1851
Cicadas, Leafhoppers and Treehoppers
1
17
27
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCicadidae
Westwood, 1840
Cicada, Cicadas, True cicadas, Typical Cicadas
17
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
17 Genera with 27 Species
Abroma Stal, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Allobroma Duffels, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Champaka Distant, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Chremistica Stål, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotympana Stål, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Dundubia Amyot & Serv..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Eopycna Sanborn, 2020
0SpeciesTaxom
Gaeana Amyot & Serv..., 17732SpeciesTaxom
Meimuna Distant, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Panka Distant, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Platylomia Stål, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Platypleura Amyot & Serv..., 18635SpeciesTaxom
Pomponia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Purana Distant, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Pycna Amyot & Serv..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stagira Stål, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Terpnosia Distant, 18507SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
27 Species and 3 Subspecies
Abroma maculicollis (Guérin-Mén..., 1838)⇒ Allobroma kedenburgi Breddin, 1905
Abroma nubifurca Walker, 1858
Allobroma kedenburgi Breddin, 1905
Champaka spinosa Fabricius, 1787
Chremistica mixta Kirby, 1891Leafhopper
Cryptotympana exalbida Distant, 1891
Dundubia terpsichore (Walker, 1850)⇒ Dundubia annandalei Boulard, 2003
Gaeana maculata Drury, 1773
Gaeana maculata maculata Drury, 1773
Meimuna gamameda Distant, 1902
Meimuna tripurasura Distant, 1881
Panka simulata Distant, 1905
Platylomia larus Walker, 1858
Platypleura capitata Olivier, 1790
Platypleura intermedia Liu, 1940
Platypleura octoguttata Fabricius, 1798
Platypleura octoguttata octoguttata Fabricius, 1798
Platypleura westwoodi Stål, 1863
Pomponia picta (Walker, 1870)⇒ Terpnosia similis China, 1926
Purana campanula Pringle, 1955Ship-timber beetles
Pycna repanda repanda Linnaeus, 1758
Stagira acrida Walker, 1850
Terpnosia confusa Distant, 1905
Terpnosia elegans Kirby, 1891Rough silverside
Terpnosia polei Henry, 1931
Terpnosia ransonneti Distant, 1888
Terpnosia ridens Pringle, 1955Ship-timber beetles
Terpnosia similis China, 1926
Terpnosia stipata Walker, 1850

Subnodes of Cicadidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyCicadettinae
Buckton, 1889
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCicadinae
Latreille, 1802
Translucent cicadas
13
22
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