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Checklist for Family Palaeontinidae Handlirsch, 1906 (Giant cicadas)
and region Ceará (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
270
790
1075
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
270
790
1075
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
237
723
982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
49
119
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
41
105
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
10
31
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
5
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaeontinoidea ♰
Handlirsch, 1906
1
4
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaeontinidae ♰
Handlirsch, 1906
Giant cicadas
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ceará
4 Genera with 9 Species
Baeocossus Menon & al., 20052SpeciesTaxom
Colossocossus Menon & al., 20054SpeciesTaxom
Cratocossus Martins-Neto, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Parawonnacottella Ueda, 20052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ceará
9 Species
Baeocossus finchae ♰ F. Menon, 2005
Baeocossus fortunatus ♰ Menon & Heads, 2005
Colossocossus bechlyi ♰ Menon & Heads, 2005
Colossocossus giganticus ♰ F. Menon, 2007
Colossocossus loveridgei ♰ F. Menon, 2005
Colossocossus rugosa ♰ F. Menon, 2005
Cratocossus magnus ♰ R. G. Martin..., 1998
Parawonnacottella araripensis ♰ K. Ueda, 1997
Parawonnacottella penneyi ♰ F. Menon, 2005


Links, sources and further information
Palaeontinidae at gbif.org
Palaeontinidae at irmng.org