Cicada (genus)
Cicada is the type genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae and the tribe Cicadini. Historically, a large number of species have been described as "Cicada", but are now placed elsewhere; valid species are mostly found in the Palaearctic realm and Indian subcontinent.
Species
The family Cicadidae has undergone many revisions and it includes many insects that outwardly appear to be similar; many species were previously assigned to Cicada, but are now placed in different genera. Revisions have continued into the 21st century and even in 2018 there remained over 60 named species here. The World Auchenorrhyncha Database currently includes:- Cicada albicans
- Cicada albida
- Cicada asius
- Cicada barbara
- Cicada casmatmema
- Cicada cerisyi
- Cicada complex
- Cicada cretensis
- Cicada fuscomaculata
- Cicada goezei
- Cicada lodosi
- Cicada mannifica
- Cicada mordoganensis
- Cicada nigropunctata
- Cicada opercularis
- Cicada orni - type species
- Cicada permagna
- Cicada regina
- Cicada sebai
- Cicada turtoni
- †Cicada heeri
- †''Cicada tithonus''