cicada
The cicadas () are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers. The superfamily is divided into two ...
s in the
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confl ...
Gaeanini
Gaeanini is a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, found in the Palearctic and Indomalaya. There are about 10 genera and at least 50 described species in Gaeanini.
Genera
These 10 genera belong to the tribe Gaeanini:
* ''Ambragaeana'' Cho ...
and the monotypic subtribe Becquartinina. This genus includes species that were previously placed in ''
Gaeana
''Gaeana'' is a genus of cicadas, most members of which have colourful marking on their forewings, found across tropical and temperate Asia. Their bright wing patterns have been hypothesized as being a case of Batesian mimicry where the toxic mod ...
'' and are sometimes known as "butterfly cicadas" due to their colourful wings.
Species
The
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic I ...
Becquartina bifasciata
''Becquartina'' is a genus of Asian cicadas in the tribe Gaeanini and the monotypic subtribe Becquartinina. This genus includes species that were previously placed in ''Gaeana'' and are sometimes known as "butterfly cicadas" due to their colou ...
'' (Chen KF, 1943)
* ''
Becquartina bleuzeni
''Becquartina'' is a genus of Asian cicadas in the tribe Gaeanini and the monotypic subtribe Becquartinina. This genus includes species that were previously placed in ''Gaeana'' and are sometimes known as "butterfly cicadas" due to their colou ...
'' Boulard, 2005
* ''
Becquartina decorata
''Becquartina'' is a genus of Asian cicadas in the tribe Gaeanini and the monotypic subtribe Becquartinina. This genus includes species that were previously placed in ''Gaeana'' and are sometimes known as "butterfly cicadas" due to their colou ...
'' (Kato, 1940) - type species (as ''
Gaeana
''Gaeana'' is a genus of cicadas, most members of which have colourful marking on their forewings, found across tropical and temperate Asia. Their bright wing patterns have been hypothesized as being a case of Batesian mimicry where the toxic mod ...
decorata'' Kato)
* ''
Becquartina electa
''Becquartina'' is a genus of Asian cicadas in the tribe Gaeanini and the monotypic subtribe Becquartinina. This genus includes species that were previously placed in ''Gaeana'' and are sometimes known as "butterfly cicadas" due to their colou ...
'' (Jacobi, 1902)
* ''
Becquartina ruiliensis
''Becquartina'' is a genus of Asian cicadas in the tribe Gaeanini and the monotypic subtribe Becquartinina. This genus includes species that were previously placed in ''Gaeana'' and are sometimes known as "butterfly cicadas" due to their colou ...
'' Chou & Yao, 1985
* ''
Becquartina versicolor
''Becquartina'' is a genus of Asian cicadas in the tribe Gaeanini and the monotypic subtribe Becquartinina. This genus includes species that were previously placed in ''Gaeana'' and are sometimes known as "butterfly cicadas" due to their colou ...