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Checklist of Family Cicadidae Westwood, 1840 (Cicada)
for Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
377
3064
5702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
377
3064
5702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
354
2978
5577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
82
390
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
72
320
464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
22
92
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
6
35
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cicadoidea
Westwood, 1851
Cicadas, Leafhoppers and Treehoppers
1
8
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCicadidae
Westwood, 1840
Cicada, Cicadas, True cicadas, Typical Cicadas
8
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
8 Genera with 14 Species
Dyticopycna Sanborn, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Ioba Distant, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Melampsalta Kolenati, 1830Little grassland cicadas1SpeciesTaxom
Munza Distant, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Platypleura Amyot & Serv..., 19894SpeciesTaxom
Pycna Amyot & Serv..., 18342SpeciesTaxom
Stagira Stål, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Systophlochilus1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
14 Species
Dyticopycna sylvia Distant, 1899
Ioba leopardina (Distant, 1881)⇒ Ioba limbaticollis Stål, 1863
Melampsalta leucoptera Germar, 1830
Munza basimacula Walker, 1850Small Broadborder Cicada
Munza furva Distant, 1897
Platypleura divisa (Germar, 1834)⇒ Platypleura longirostris Ashton, 1914
Platypleura haglundi Stål, 1866Variable Orangewing Cicada
Platypleura hirta Karsch, 1890Spreading sandwort
Platypleura mijburghi Villet, 1989
Pycna natalensis Distant, 1905
Pycna semiclara Germar, 1834
Stagira abagnata Villet, 1997
Stagira vulgata Villet, 1997
Systophlochilus palochius

Subnodes of Cicadidae with occurrences in Transvaal
SubfamilyCicadettinae
Buckton, 1889
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicadinae
Latreille, 1802
Translucent cicadas
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTettigomyiinae
Distant, 1905
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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