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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
106
578
921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
90
544
892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
26
215
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
8
125
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cicadoidea
Westwood, 1851
Cicadas, Leafhoppers and Treehoppers
1
17
40
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
1 Family width 40 Species
Cicadidae Westwood, 1840Cicada40SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
17 Genera with 40 Species
Albanycada Villet, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Azanicada Villet, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Capcicada Villet, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Cicadetta Kolenati, 1852Small Grass Cicadas1SpeciesTaxom
Melampsalta Kolenati, 1850Little grassland cicadas1SpeciesTaxom
Neomuda Distant, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Oudeboschia Distant, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Oudeboshia Distant, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paranistria Metcalf, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Platypleura Amyot & Serv..., 19879SpeciesTaxom
Psilotympana Stål, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Pycna Amyot & Serv..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Quintilia Stal, 18666SpeciesTaxom
Stagira Stål, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Stellenboschia Distant, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Taipinga Distant, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Xosopsaltria Kirkaldy, 19551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
40 Species
Albanycada albigera Walker, 1850
Azanicada zuluensis Villet, 1987
Capcicada absimilis Distant, 1897
Capcicada decora Germar, 1834
Cicadetta limitata Walker, 1852
Melampsalta cadisia Walker, 1850
Neomuda abdominalis Distant, 1920
Neomuda peringueyi Distant, 1920
Neomuda trimeni Distant, 1920
Oudeboschia festiva Distant, 1920
Oudeboshia festiva
Paranistria fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Zouga fornicata Linnaeus, 1758
Paranistria trichiosoma Walker, 1850
Paranistria villosa Fabricius, 1781
Platypleura albigera (Walker, 1850)⇒ Albanycada albigera Walker, 1850
Platypleura capensis (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Platypleura hirtipennis Germar, 1834
Platypleura deusta (Thunberg, 1822)⇒ Capcicada decora Germar, 1834
Platypleura hirtipennis Germar, 1834
Platypleura nigrolinea De Geer, 1773
Platypleura plumosa Germar, 1834
Platypleura stridula (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Platypleura nigrolinea De Geer, 1773
Platypleura turneri Boulard, 1975
Platypleura zuluensis (Villet, 1987)⇒ Azanicada zuluensis Villet, 1987
Psilotympana ruficollis Thunberg, 1822Livid macron
Psilotympana signifera Germar, 1830
Psilotympana varicolor Distant, 1920
Psilotympana walkeri Metcalf, 1963
Pycna semiclara Germar, 1834
Quintilia aurora (Walker, 1850)⇒ Quintilia sanguinarius Stål, 1866
Quintilia carinata Thunberg, 1822Livid macron
Quintilia catena Fabricius, 1775
Quintilia peregrina Linnaeus, 1764Wavy amphissa
Quintilia rufiventris (Walker, 1850)⇒ Quintilia holmgreni Stål, 1856
Quintilia vittativentris Stål, 1866Seahorse
Stagira acrida Walker, 1850
Stagira aethlius Walker, 1850
Stellenboschia rotundata Distant, 1892
Taipinga infuscata Distant, 1892
Taipinga undulata Thunberg, 1822Livid macron
Xosopsaltria thunbergi Metcalf, 1955

Subnodes of Cicadoidea with occurrences in Western Cape
FamilyCicadidae
Westwood, 1840
Cicada, Cicadas, True cicadas, Typical Cicadas
17
40
Genera
Species

Taxom



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