Becquartina Explained

Becquartina^[1] is a genus of Asian cicadas in the tribe Gaeanini and the monotypic subtribe Becquartinina. This genus includes species that were previously placed in Gaeana and are sometimes known as "butterfly cicadas" due to their colourful wings.

Species

The Catalogue of Life lists:^{[2] [3]}

• Becquartina bifasciata (Chen KF, 1943)
• Becquartina bleuzeni Boulard, 2005
• Becquartina decorata (Kato, 1940) - type species (as Gaeana decorata Kato)
• Becquartina electa (Jacobi, 1902)
• Becquartina ruiliensis Chou & Yao, 1985
• Becquartina versicolor Boulard, 2005

External links

• • Images on Cicada mania

Notes and References

1. Kato M (1940) Description of a new genus with supplementary notes on Chinese Cicadidae in Musée Heude Collection. (Homoptera: Cicadidae). Notes Ent. chinoise, 7: 203-204.
2. http://dmitriev.speciesfile.org/taxahelp.asp?hc=92701&key=Erythroneura&lng=En Dmitriev species file: Genus Becquartina Kato, 1940
3. Web site: Dmitriev D, Sanborn A, Takiya D (2020) 3i Auchenorrhyncha: World Auchenorrhyncha Database (version Nov 2017). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2020-08-01 Beta. 26 August 2020 . Roskov Y, Ower G, Nicolson D, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, DeWalt RE, Decock W, Nieukerken E van, Penev L, eds.. 2020. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858..