Platypleurini Explained

The Platypleurini are a tribe of cicadas from the Afrotropical and Oriental regions^[1] There are at least 30 genera and 240 described species in Platypleurini.

List of genera

These 31 genera belong to the tribe Platypleurini:

• Afzeliada Boulard, 1973
• Albanycada Villet, 1989
• Attenuella Boulard, 1973
• Azanicada Villet, 1989
• Brevisiana Boulard, 1973
• Canualna Boulard, 1985
• Capcicada Villet, 1989
• Esada Boulard, 1973
• Hainanosemia Kato, 1927
• Hamza Distant, 1904
• Ioba Distant, 1904
• Kalabita Moulton, 1923
• Karscheliana Boulard, 1990
• Koma Distant, 1904
• Kongota Distant, 1904
• Muansa Distant, 1904
• Munza Distant, 1904
• Oxypleura Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
• Platypleura Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
• Pycna Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
• Sadaka Distant, 1904
• Sechellalna Boulard, 2010
• Severiana Boulard, 1973
• Soudaniella Boulard, 1973
• Strumosella Boulard, 1973
• Strumoseura Villet, 1999
• Suisha Kato, 1928
• Tugelana Distant, 1912
• Ugada Distant, 1904
• Umjaba Distant, 1904
• Yanga Distant, 1904

Notes and References

1. Moulds . M. S. . 2005 . An appraisal of the higher classification of cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) with special reference to the Australian fauna . Records of the Australian Museum . 57 . 3. 375–446 . 10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1447. free .