Tacuini


The Tacuini are a tribe of cicadas, originally erected by William Lucas Distant in 1904. Most genera were placed previously in the tribe Cryptotympanini, with proposed synonomisation by Marshall et al. ; it was later confirmed that Tacuini was valid, having date priority.

Subtribes and selected genera

The World Auchenorrhyncha Database includes two monogeneric subtribes and the Tacuina:
;Heteropsaltriina HeteropsaltriaMelanesia
;Nggelianina NggelianaMelanesia
;Tacuina
Worldwidesynonym of Cryptotympanini ; selected genera:Cacama Chremistica Cryptotympana Lyristes Megatibicen Neotibicen Psaltoda Tacua - '''type genus'''