Pagiphora Explained

Pagiphora is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, found in the western Palearctic. There are about five described species in Pagiphora.

Pagiphora was formerly placed in the tribe Cicadettini, but is now the sole genus of the tribe Pagiphorini.

Species

These five species belong to the genus Pagiphora:

• Pagiphora annulata (Brullé, 1832)
• Pagiphora aschei Kartal, 1978
• Pagiphora hauptosa Boulard, 1981
• Pagiphora maghrebensis Boulard, 1981
• Pagiphora yanni Boulard, 1992

Further reading

• A review of the genera of Australian cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea). 2012. Moulds . M. S.. Zootaxa. 3287. 1. 1. 978-1-86977-890-3. 10.11646/zootaxa.3287.1.1. free.
• An Appraisal of the Higher Classification of Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) with Special Reference to the Australian Fauna. 2005. Moulds . M. S.. Records of the Australian Museum. 57. 3. 375–446. 10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1447.
• Cicada fossils (Cicadoidea: Tettigarctidae and Cicadidae) with a review of the named fossilised Cicadidae. 2018. Moulds . M. S.. Zootaxa. 4438. 3. 443–470. 10.11646/zootaxa.4438.3.2. 30313130. free.
• Web site: 2019-07-02. The cicadas of Australia. Popple . L. W..
• Book: Catalogue of the Cicadoidea (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha). 2013. Sanborn . Allen. Academic Press. 9780124166479.
• Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico. 2013. Sanborn . A. F.. Phillips . P. K.. Diversity. 5. 2. 166–239. 10.3390/d5020166. free.