Biology:Tettigomyiinae

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Short description: Subfamily of true bugs

Tettigomyiinae
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Quintilia rufiventris
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Tettigomyiinae
Distant 1905
Tribes

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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 (Magnolia Press) 4424 (1): 1–64. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4424.1.1. PMID 30313477. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q55634987 entry