Cicadinae


The Cicadinae are a subfamily of cicadas, containing the translucent cicadas. They are robust cicadas and many have gaudy colors, but they generally lack the butterfly-like opaque wing markings found in many species of the related Tibiceninae.

Systematics

This large subfamily is here divided into tribes. Other schemes exist, which usually have a coarser subdivision. Some, however, merge the Tibiceninae here whole or partly. The genera given below were substantially revised 2010 through 2018 due to additional morphological and molecular phylogenetic analysis.
The following tribes belong to the subfamily Cicadinae:
  1. Antankariini genera:
  2. # Antankaria Distant, 1904
  3. # Orientafroinsularis Sanborn, 2021
  4. Arenopsaltriini Moulds, 2018
  5. Ayuthiini
  6. Burbungini Moulds, 2005
  7. Cicadatrini Distant, 1905
  8. Cicadini Batsch, 1789
  9. Cicadmalleuini Boulard & Puissant, 2013
  10. Cosmopsaltriini Kato, 1932
  11. Cyclochilini Distant, 1904
  12. Distantadini Orian, 1963
  13. Dundubiini Atkinson, 1886
  14. Durangonini Moulds & Marshall, 2018
  15. Fidicinini Distant, 1905
  16. Gaeanini Distant 1905
  17. Jassopsaltriini Moulds, 2005
  18. Lahugadini Distant 1905
  19. Leptopsaltriini Moulton, J.C., 1923
  20. Macrotristriini Moulds, 2018
  21. Oncotympanini Ishihara, 1961
  22. Platypleurini Schmidt, 1918
  23. Polyneurini Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
  24. Pomponiini - monogeneric
  25. # Pomponia
  26. Psaltodini Moulds, 2018
  27. Sonatini Lee 2010 - monogeneric
  28. # genus Hyalessa China, 1925
  29. Tacuini Distant, 1904
  30. Talcopsaltriini Moulds, 2008
  31. Tamasini Moulds, 2005
  32. Thophini Distant, 1904
  33. Tosenini Amyot & Serville, 1843
  34. Zammarini Distant, 1905 - includes Plautillini Distant, 1905
The names Platypleurini Schmidt, 1918 and Hamzini Distant 1905 refer to the same tribe. The question of name priority was submitted to the ICZN for resolution in 2018. The tribe Oncotympanini was reduced to subtribe level and transferred to Cicadini in 2010, but was later returned to tribe status.
Some notable genera include: