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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
876
10995
42130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
871
10984
42109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
774
10682
41391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
177
1487
4213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
136
1297
3747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
34
413
1354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
14
282
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaeontinoidea
Handlirsch, 1906
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaeontinidae
Handlirsch, 1906
Giant cicadas
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Germany
5 Genera with 6 Species
Archipsyche Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Beloptesis Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cricolia Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Eocicada lameerei Han..., 18882SpeciesTaxom
Prolystra Oppenheim, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
6 Species
Archipsyche eichstattensis A. Handlirsch, 1906
Beloptesis oppenheimi Handlirsch, 1906
Cricolia inflexa A. Bode, 1953
Eocicada lameeri Myers, 1929
Eocicada microcephala P. Oppenheim, 1888
Prolystra lithographica P. Oppenheim, 1888


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