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Checklist of Superfamily Cicadoidea Westwood, 1851 (Cicadas)
for Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
811
1082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
811
1082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
202
808
1079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
35
83
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
33
80
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
11
26
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
6
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cicadoidea
Westwood, 1851
Cicadas, Leafhoppers and Treehoppers
1
5
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
1 Family width 8 Species
Cicadidae Westwood, 1840Cicada8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
5 Genera with 8 Species
Paranistria Metcalf, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Platypleura Amyot & Serv..., 17583SpeciesTaxom
Psilotympana Stål, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Quintilia Stal, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Taipinga Distant, 18221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
8 Species
Paranistria villosa Fabricius, 1781
Platypleura capensis (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Platypleura hirtipennis Germar, 1834
Platypleura deusta (Thunberg, 1822)⇒ Capcicada decora Germar, 1834
Platypleura stridula (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Platypleura nigrolinea De Geer, 1773
Psilotympana ruficollis Thunberg, 1822Livid macron
Quintilia carinata Thunberg, 1822Livid macron
Quintilia catena Fabricius, 1775
Taipinga undulata Thunberg, 1822Livid macron

Subnodes of Cicadoidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
FamilyCicadidae
Westwood, 1840
Cicada, Cicadas, True cicadas, Typical Cicadas
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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