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Checklist for Superfamily Cicadoidea Westwood, 1851 (Cicadas)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
82
394
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
72
322
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
22
93
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
6
36
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cicadoidea
Westwood, 1851
Cicadas, Leafhoppers and Treehoppers
1
9
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Transvaal
1 Family width 16 Species
Cicadidae Westwood, 1840Cicada16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Transvaal
9 Genera with 16 Species
Dyticopycna Sanborn, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Ioba Distant, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Melampsalta Kolenati, 1830Little grassland cicadas1SpeciesTaxom
Munza Distant, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Platypleura Amyot & Serv..., 19894SpeciesTaxom
Pycna Amyot & Serv..., 18342SpeciesTaxom
Quintilia Stal, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Stagira Stål, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Systophlochilus1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
16 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
Quintilia carinata Thunberg, 1822Livid macron
Stagira abagnata Villet, 1997
Stagira consobrina Distant, 1920
Stagira vulgata Villet, 1997
Systophlochilus palochius

Subnodes of Cicadoidea with occurrences in Transvaal
FamilyCicadidae
Westwood, 1840
Cicada, Cicadas, True cicadas, Typical Cicadas
9
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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