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Checklist for Superfamily Cicadoidea Westwood, 1851 (Cicadas)
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
85
364
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
80
335
494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
30
135
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
12
65
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cicadoidea
Westwood, 1851
Cicadas, Leafhoppers and Treehoppers
2
17
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Cape
2 Families width 48 Species
Cicadidae Westwood, 1840Cicada47SpeciesTaxom
Tettigarctidae Distant, 1905Hairy cicada1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Cape
17 Genera with 48 Species
Albanycada Villet, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Azanicada Villet, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Bavea Distant, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Buyisa Distant, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Capcicada Villet, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Dyticopycna Sanborn, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Gazuma Distant, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Kongota Distant, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Leptoprosbole Riek, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Melampsalta Kolenati, 1830Little grassland cicadas2SpeciesTaxom
Platypleura Amyot & Serv..., 198713SpeciesTaxom
Pycna Amyot & Serv..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Quintilia Stal, 18928SpeciesTaxom
Stagira Stål, 18348SpeciesTaxom
Taipinga Distant, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Tettigomyia Amyot & Serv..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Xosopsaltria Kirkaldy, 19554SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
48 Species
Albanycada albigera Walker, 1850
Azanicada zuluensis Villet, 1987
Bavea concolor Walker, 1850
Buyisa umtatae Distant, 1907
Capcicada decora Germar, 1834
Dyticopycna semiclara Germar, 1834Whining forest cicada
Gazuma barrettae Distant, 1905
Gazuma delalandei Distant, 1905
Kongota punctigera Walker, 1850Greenwing Cicada
Leptoprosbole lepida E. F. Riek, 1976
Melampsalta cadisia Walker, 1850
Melampsalta leucoptera Germar, 1830
Platypleura albigera (Walker, 1850)⇒ Albanycada albigera Walker, 1850
Platypleura brunea Villet, 1989
Platypleura capensis (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Platypleura hirtipennis Germar, 1834
Platypleura chalybaea Villet, 1989
Platypleura deusta (Thunberg, 1822)⇒ Capcicada decora Germar, 1834
Platypleura divisa (Germar, 1834)⇒ Platypleura longirostris Ashton, 1914
Platypleura hirtipennis Germar, 1834
Platypleura longirostris Ashton, 1914
Platypleura plumosa Germar, 1834
Platypleura punctigera (Walker, 1850)⇒ Kongota punctigera Walker, 1850
Platypleura signifera Walker, 1850Purple milkweed
Platypleura wahlbergi Stål, 1855Springfishes
Platypleura zuluensis (Villet, 1987)⇒ Azanicada zuluensis Villet, 1987
Pycna semiclara Germar, 1834
Quintilia annulivena Walker, 1850
Quintilia carinata Thunberg, 1822Livid macron
Quintilia catena Fabricius, 1775
Quintilia pallidiventris Stål, 1866Seahorse
Quintilia peregrina Linnaeus, 1764Wavy amphissa
Quintilia vitripennis (Karsch, 1890)⇒ Quintilia walkeri China, 1925
Quintilia walkeri China, 1925
Quintilia wealei Distant, 1892
Stagira acrida Walker, 1850
Stagira aethlius Walker, 1850
Stagira caffrariensis Villet, 1997
Stagira elegans Villet, 1997
Stagira furculata Villet, 1997
Stagira pondoensis Villet, 1997Pondoland Redeye Cicada
Stagira segmentaria Karsch, 1890Spreading sandwort
Stagira simplex Germar, 1834
Taipinga infuscata Distant, 1892
Tettigomyia vespiformis Amyot & Serv..., 1843
Xosopsaltria annulata Germar, 1830
Xosopsaltria schonlandi Distant, 1907
Xosopsaltria scurra Germar, 1830
Xosopsaltria thunbergi Metcalf, 1955

Subnodes of Cicadoidea with occurrences in Eastern Cape
FamilyCicadidae
Westwood, 1840
Cicada, Cicadas, True cicadas, Typical Cicadas
16
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTettigarctidae
Distant, 1905
hairy cicada, Hairy cicadas
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cicadoidea at artfakta.se
Cicadoidea at itis.gov