''Cicadetta'' is a

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of generally small-bodied

annual cicada Annual cicadas are North American Cicadidae species that appear every summer. The life cycle of a so-called annual cicada typically spans 2 to 5 years; they are "annual" only in the sense that members of the species reappear annually. The name is ...

s widespread across portions of the

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Indomalayan The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...

, and

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. In older scientific and

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literature, this

was popularly referred to as ''Melampsalta''. These cicadas occur in a diverse spectrum of

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s, although most

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are typically associated with weedy meadows and

tallgrass prairie The tallgrass prairie is an ecosystem native to central North America. Historically, natural and anthropogenic fire, as well as grazing by large mammals (primarily bison) provided periodic disturbances to these ecosystems, limiting the encroachm ...

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. Several related species from North America were recently transferred to the genus ''Cicadettana''.Marshall, D. C., and Hill, K. B. R. 2017. A new genus for North American Cicadetta species (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). Zootaxa 4306(4): 537-550. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4306.4.5 Many members of the genus inhabit

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, and coastal Mediterranean regions, and they have a long history of association with the civilizations of those areas; revered by many cultures for their complex, loud, and sometimes melodic courtship calls. Most of the cicadas within this genus are classified by

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least concern A least-concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated as not being a focus of species conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wild. Th ...

, although many species are

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to a particular isolated area or threatened by habitat loss primarily due to

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Species

These 45 species belong to the genus ''Cicadetta'': * ''

Cicadetta abscondita ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Lee, 2008 * ''

Cicadetta afghanistanica ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Dlabola, 1964 * ''

Cicadetta albipennis ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Fieber, 1876 * ''

Cicadetta anapaistica ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Hertach, 2011 * ''

Cicadetta brevipennis ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Fieber, 1876 * ''

Cicadetta cantilatrix ''Cicadetta cantilatrix'' is a cicada found in France, Poland, Germany, Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions ...

'' Sueur & Puissant, 2007 * ''

Cicadetta cerdaniensis ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Puissant & Boulard, 2000 * ''

Cicadetta chaharensis ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' (Kato, 1938) * ''

Cicadetta concinna ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' (Germar, 1821) * ''

Cicadetta diminuta ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Horváth, 1907 * ''

Cicadetta dirfica ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Gogala, Trilar & Drosopoulos, 2011 * ''

Cicadetta fangoana ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Boulard, 1976 * ''

Cicadetta fraseri ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' (China, 1938) * ''

Cicadetta haematophleps ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Fieber, 1876 * ''

Cicadetta hageni ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Fieber, 1872 * ''

Cicadetta hannekeae ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Gogala, Drosopoulos & Trilar, 2008 * ''

Cicadetta hodoharai ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' (Kato, 1940) * ''

Cicadetta inglisi ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' (Ollenbach, 1929) * '' Cicadetta inserta'' Horváth, 1911 * ''

Cicadetta intermedia ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' (Ollenbach, 1929) * ''

Cicadetta juncta ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' (Walker, 1850) * ''

Cicadetta kissavi ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Gogala, Drosopoulos & Trilar, 2009 * ''

Cicadetta kollari ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Fieber, 1876 * ''

Cicadetta konoi ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' (Kato, 1937) * ''

Cicadetta laevifrons ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' (Stål, 1870) * ''

Cicadetta macedonica ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Schedl, 1999 * ''

Cicadetta mediterranea ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Fieber, 1876 * ''

Cicadetta minuta ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' (Ollenbach, 1929) * ''

Cicadetta montana ''Cicadetta montana'' (also known as the New Forest cicada) is a species of ''Cicadetta ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan realm, Indomalayan, and Af ...

'' (Scopoli, 1772) * ''

Cicadetta nigropilosa ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Logvinenko, 1976 * ''

Cicadetta olympica ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Gogala, Drosopoulos & Trilar, 2009 * ''

Cicadetta pellosoma ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' (Uhler, 1861) * ''

Cicadetta petrophila ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Popov, Arnov & Sergeeva, 1985 * ''

Cicadetta petryi ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Schumacher, 1924 * ''

Cicadetta pieli ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' (Kato, 1940) * ''

Cicadetta pilosa ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Horváth, 1901 * ''

Cicadetta podolica ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' (Eichwald, 1830) * ''

Cicadetta shansiensis ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' (Esaki & Ishihara, 1950) * ''

Cicadetta sibillae ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Hertach & Trilar, 2015 * ''

Cicadetta transylvanica ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Fieber, 1876 * ''

Cicadetta tumidifrons ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Horváth, 1911 * ''

Cicadetta tunisiaca ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' (Karsch, 1890) * ''

Cicadetta ventricosa ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' (Stål, 1866) * ''

Cicadetta viridicincta ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' (Ashton, 1912) * ''

Cicadetta walkerella ''Cicadetta'' is a genus of generally small-bodied annual cicadas widespread across portions of the Palearctic, Indomalayan, and Afrotropical realms. In older scientific and taxonomic literature, this genus was popularly referred to as '' ...

'' Kirkaldy, 1909

References

* Gogala, M. ; T. Trilar & S. Drosopoulos, 2011: Two new species and a new genus of Cicadettini (Hemiptera, Cicadidae) from the Greek island of Evia. ''Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift'' 58 (1): 105-117. Abstract: . * Hertach, T. 2011: Spectacular song pattern from the Sicilian Mountains: The new cicada species ''Cicadetta anapaistica'' sp. n. (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). ''

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* Sanborn, A.F. 2009: A new species of ''Cicadetta'' (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Cicadidae) from Hispaniola. ''Caribbean journal of science'', 45(1): 1-7. *T. Hertach et al., 2015: "Songs, genetics, and morphology: revealing the taxonomic units in the European Cicadetta cerdaniensis cicada group, with a description of new taxa (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)", Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 173, Issue 2, pages 320–351, .

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