Tettigomyiinae

Tettigomyiinae
Quintilia rufiventris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Subfamily:	Tettigomyiinae Distant 1905
Tribes
Lacetasini Moulds & Marshall, 2018 Malagasiini Moulds & Marshall, 2018 Tettigomyiini Distant, 1905 Ydiellini Boulard, 1973

Tettigomyiinae is a subfamily of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, found in tropical Africa. There are about 16 genera and at least 100 described species in Tettigomyiinae.[1]

The tribes Tettigomyiini and Ydiellini were recently transferred to this subfamily from Cicadettinae.[1]

Genera

These 16 genera belong to the subfamily Tettigomyiinae:[1]

• Bavea Distant, 1905
• Gazuma Distant, 1905
• Lacetas Karsch, 1890
• Ligymolpa Karsch, 1890
• Malagasia Distant, 1882
• Malgachialna Boulard, 1980
• Maroboduus Distant, 1920
• Nablistes Karsch, 1891
• Nyara Villet, 1999
• Paectira Karsch, 1890
• Quintilia Stål, 1866
• Spoerryana Boulard, 1974
• Stagea Villet, 1995
• Stagira Stål, 1862
• Tettigomyia Amyot & Serville, 1843
• Xosopsaltria Kirkaldy, 1904

References

1. Marshall, David C.; Moulds, Max; Hill, Kathy B. R.; Price, Benjamin W.; et al. (2018). "A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification". Zootaxa. 4424 (1). Magnolia Press: 1–64. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4424.1.1. PMID 30313477.

Further reading

• 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. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1447. ISSN 0067-1975.
• Sanborn, Allen (2013). Catalogue of the Cicadoidea (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha) (1 ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 9780124166479. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
• Sanborn, A.F.; Phillips, P.K. (2013). "Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico" (PDF). Diversity. 5 (2): 166–239. doi:10.3390/d5020166.