''Chremistica'' is a genus of

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s from

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. Its distribution encompasses

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, continental South East

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, Malayan Peninsula,

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, the Lesser Sunda Islands, viz.,

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, while one group of species is recorded from

Yaakop, S., J. P. Duffels & H. Visser 2005. The cicada genus Chremistica Stal (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in Sundaland. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 247-306

Species

These 49 species belong to the genus ''Chremistica'': * ''

Chremistica atra ''Chremistica'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its distribution encompasses India, Sri Lanka, continental South East Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, vi ...

'' (Distant, 1909) (Philippines) * '' Chremistica atratula'' Boulard, 2007 (

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

) * ''

Chremistica atrovirens ''Chremistica'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its distribution encompasses India, Sri Lanka, continental South East Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, vi ...

'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1838) (Southeast Asia, China, Sri Lanka) * ''

Chremistica banksi ''Chremistica'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its distribution encompasses India, Sri Lanka, continental South East Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, vi ...

'' Liu, 1940 * ''

Chremistica biloba ''Chremistica'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its distribution encompasses India, Sri Lanka, continental South East Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, vi ...

'' Bregman, 1985 (Borneo,

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

) * ''

Chremistica borneensis ''Chremistica'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its distribution encompasses India, Sri Lanka, continental South East Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, vi ...

'' Yaakop & Duffels, 2005 (Borneo) * ''

Chremistica brooksi ''Chremistica'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its distribution encompasses India, Sri Lanka, continental South East Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, vi ...

'' Yaakop & Duffels, 2005 (Indonesia) * ''

Chremistica cetacauda ''Chremistica'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its distribution encompasses India, Sri Lanka, continental South East Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, vi ...

'' Yaakop & Duffels, 2005 (Indonesia) * ''

Chremistica coronata ''Chremistica'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its distribution encompasses India, Sri Lanka, continental South East Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, vi ...

'' (Distant, 1889) (Indonesia) * ''

Chremistica echinaria ''Chremistica'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its distribution encompasses India, Sri Lanka, continental South East Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, vi ...

'' Yaakop & Duffels, 2005 (

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

, Thailand) * '' Chremistica euterpe'' (Walker, 1850) * '' Chremistica flavialata'' Lee & Marshall, 2023 * '' Chremistica germana'' (Distant, 1888) (India, Southeast Asia) * '' Chremistica guamusangensis'' Salmah & Zaidi, 2002 (Thailand, Malaysia) * '' Chremistica hollowayi'' Yaakop & Duffels, 2005 (Malaysia, Indonesia) * '' Chremistica inthanonensis'' Boulard, 2006 (Southeast Asia) * '' Chremistica kecil'' Salmah & Zaidi, 2002 (Malaysia) * ''

Chremistica kyoungheeae ''Chremistica'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its distribution encompasses India, Sri Lanka, continental South East Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, vi ...

'' Lee, 2010 (Philippines) * ''

Chremistica longa ''Chremistica'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its distribution encompasses India, Sri Lanka, continental South East Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, vi ...

'' Lei, Chou & Li, 1995 (China) * '' Chremistica maculata'' Chou & Lei, 1997 (China) * '' Chremistica malayensis'' Yaakop & Duffels, 2005 (Thailand, Malaysia) * '' Chremistica minor'' Bregman, 1985 (Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia) * '' Chremistica mixta'' (Kirby, 1891) (Sri Lanka) * '' Chremistica moultoni'' Boulard, 2002 (Southeast Asia) * '' Chremistica mussarens'' Boulard, 2005 (Thailand) * '' Chremistica nana'' Chen, 1943 (China) * ''

Chremistica nesiotes ''Chremistica'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its distribution encompasses India, Sri Lanka, continental South East Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, vi ...

'' Breddin, 1905 (Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia) * '' Chremistica niasica'' Yaakop & Duffels, 2005 (Indonesia) * '' Chremistica nigra'' Chen, 1940 (China) * '' Chremistica numida'' (Distant, 1911) (Thailand, China) * '' Chremistica ochracea'' (Walker, 1850) (China) * '' Chremistica operculissima'' (Distant, 1897) * '' Chremistica phamiangensis'' Boulard, 2009 (Thailand) * '' Chremistica polyhymnia'' (Walker, 1850) (Philippines) * '' Chremistica pontianaka'' (Distant, 1888) (Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand) * ''

Chremistica ribhoi ''Chremistica'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its distribution encompasses India, Sri Lanka, continental South East Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, vi ...

'' Hajong & Yaakop, 2013 (India) * '' Chremistica seminigra'' (Distant, 1909) (India) * '' Chremistica semperi'' (Stål, 1870) (Philippines) * '' Chremistica siamensis'' Bregman, 1985 (Thailand, Malaysia) * '' Chremistica sibilussima'' Boulard, 2006 (Thailand) * '' Chremistica sueuri'' Pham & Constant, 2013 (

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) * ''

Chremistica sumatrana ''Chremistica'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its distribution encompasses India, Sri Lanka, continental South East Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, vi ...

'' Yaakop & Duffels, 2005 * '' Chremistica tagalica'' (Stål, 1870) (Philippines) * ''

Chremistica timorensis ''Chremistica'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its distribution encompasses India, Sri Lanka, continental South East Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, vi ...

'' (Distant, 1892) * '' Chremistica tondana'' (Walker, 1868) (Indonesia) * ''

Chremistica tridentigera ''Chremistica'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its distribution encompasses India, Sri Lanka, continental South East Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, vi ...

'' (Breddin, 1905) (Philippines, India,

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, Borneo, Malaysia) * '' Chremistica umbrosa'' (Distant, 1904) (Malaysia,

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) * ''

Chremistica viridis ''Chremistica'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and Madagascar. Its distribution encompasses India, Sri Lanka, continental South East Asia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, vi ...

'' (Fabricius, 1803) (Southeast Asia) * † '' Chremistica beauchampi'' (Piton, 1940)

References

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