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Checklist for Family Palaeontinidae Handlirsch, 1906 (Giant cicadas)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
287
5025
20860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
224
4389
17787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
43
1499
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
21
828
3440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaeontinoidea
Handlirsch, 1906
3
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaeontinidae
Handlirsch, 1906
Giant cicadas
12
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
12 Genera with 16 Species
Archipsyche Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Beloptesis Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cricolia Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Cyllonium Westwood, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Eocicada lameerei Han..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Ilerdocossus Gomez Pallerola, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Montsecocossus Gomez Pallerola, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Pachypsyche Handlirsch, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Palaeocixius Brongniart, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopalara Handlirsch, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Prolystra Oppenheim, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Valdicossus Wang & al., 20081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
16 Species
Archipsyche eichstattensis A. Handlirsch, 1906
Beloptesis oppenheimi Handlirsch, 1906
Cricolia inflexa A. Bode, 1953
Cyllonium boisduvalianum J. O. Westwood, 1854
Cyllonium hewitsonianum Westwood, 1854
Eocicada lameeri Myers, 1929
Eocicada microcephala P. Oppenheim, 1888
Ilerdocossus pulcherrima P. E. S. Wha..., 1985
Ilerdocossus villaltai J. E. Gomez ..., 1984
Montsecocossus sirerae J. E. Gomez ..., 1984
Pachypsyche vidali F. Meunier, 1902
Palaeocixius antiquus F. Meunier, 1921
Palaeocixius pygmaea Meunier, 1911
Palaeopalara gracilis A. Handlirsch, 1904
Prolystra lithographica P. Oppenheim, 1888
Valdicossus chesteri B. Wang, 2008


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