Platypedia Explained

Platypedia is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are more than 20 described species in Platypedia.

Species

These 24 species belong to the genus Platypedia:

Platypedia affinis Davis, 1939
Platypedia aperta Van Duzee, 1915
Platypedia areolata (Uhler, 1861) (salmonfly)
Platypedia australis Davis, 1941
Platypedia balli Davis, 1936
Platypedia barbata Davis, 1920
Platypedia bernardinoensis Davis, 1932
Platypedia falcata Davis, 1920
Platypedia gressitti Kato, 1932
Platypedia intermedia Van Duzee, 1915
Platypedia laticapitata Davis, 1921
Platypedia mariposa Davis, 1935
Platypedia middlekauffi Simons, 1953
Platypedia minor Uhler, 1888
Platypedia mohavensis Davis, 1920
Platypedia primigenia Cockerell & T.D.A., 1908
Platypedia putnami (Uhler, 1877)
Platypedia rufipes Davis, 1920
Platypedia scotti Davis, 1935
Platypedia similis Davis, 1920
Platypedia sylvesteri Simons, 1953
Platypedia tomentosa Davis, 1942
Platypedia usingeri Simons, 1953
Platypedia vanduzeei Davis, 1920

Further reading

New California cicadas with taxonomic notes on other species (Homoptera: Cicadidae). 1953. Simons . John N.. Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 29. 4. 191–198. 0031-0603.
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.
Checklist, new species and key to the cicadas of Cuba (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea, Cicadidae). 2009. Sanborn . Allen F.. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 56. 1. 85–92. 10.1002/mmnd.200900007.
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.
Web site: 2019-07-02. The cicadas of Australia. Popple . L. W..
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.
Book: Catalogue of the Cicadoidea (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha). 2013. Sanborn . Allen. Academic Press. 9780124166479.
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.