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Checklist for Superfamily Cicadoidea Westwood, 1851 (Cicadas)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
74
314
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
69
274
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
21
72
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
8
39
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cicadoidea
Westwood, 1851
Cicadas, Leafhoppers and Treehoppers
1
8
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Natal
1 Family width 12 Species
Cicadidae Westwood, 1840Cicada12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Natal
8 Genera with 12 Species
Brevisiana Boulard, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Cicadetta Kolenati, 1852Small Grass Cicadas1SpeciesTaxom
Kongota Distant, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Melampsalta Kolenati, 1830Little grassland cicadas1SpeciesTaxom
Oxypleura Amyot & Serv..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Platypleura Amyot & Serv..., 18553SpeciesTaxom
Pycna Amyot & Serv..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Stagira Stål, 19973SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
12 Species
Brevisiana brevis (Walker, 1850)⇒ Brevisiana quartai Boulard, 1972
Cicadetta limitata Walker, 1852
Kongota punctigera Walker, 1850Greenwing Cicada
Melampsalta leucoptera Germar, 1830
Oxypleura lenihani Boulard, 1985Coastal Sharpcollar Cicada
Platypleura divisa (Germar, 1834)⇒ Platypleura longirostris Ashton, 1914
Platypleura haglundi Stål, 1866Variable Orangewing Cicada
Platypleura wahlbergi Stål, 1855Springfishes
Pycna semiclara Germar, 1834
Stagira dracomontana Villet, 1997Small Drakensberg Redeye Cicada
Stagira microcephala (Walker, 1850)⇒ Stagira cereis Stål, 1855
Stagira pseudaethlius Villet, 1997False Guineagrass Redeye Cicada

Subnodes of Cicadoidea with occurrences in Natal
FamilyCicadidae
Westwood, 1840
Cicada, Cicadas, True cicadas, Typical Cicadas
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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