''Katoa'' is a

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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 from

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. The

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Katoa tenmokuensis ''Katoa'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia. The type species is ''Katoa tenmokuensis''. Formerly placed in the tribe Tibicinini, after detailed morphological analysis, in 2012 Lee placed the genus among the Cicadettini, also of the sub ...

''. Formerly placed in the tribe

Tibicinini Tibicinini is a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least 100 described species in Tibicinini, found in the Holarctic The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the ...

, after detailed morphological analysis, in 2012 Lee placed the genus among the

Cicadettini Cicadettini is a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are more than 520 described species in Cicadettini, found worldwide except for the Neotropics. Selected Genera * ''Adelia'' Moulds, 2012 * '' Amphipsalta'' Fleming, 1969 * '' Cica ...

, also of the subfamily

Cicadettinae Cicadettinae is a subfamily of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. About 230 genera and 1,200 described species are placed in the Cicadettinae. Tribes The following tribes belong to the subfamily Cicadettinae: # Aragualnini Sanborn, 2018 # Cari ...

. After molecular phylogenetic analysis and physical examination, in 2018 Marshal, et al., placed the genus in its own tribe, Katoini, remaining in the subfamily Cicadettinae.

Species

These six species are members of the genus ''Katoa'': * '' Katoa chlorotica'' Chou & Lu, 1997 * '' Katoa neokanagana'' (Liu & G.K.C., 1940) * '' Katoa paucispina'' Lei & Chou, 1995 * '' Katoa paura'' Chou & Lu, 1997 * '' Katoa taibaiensis'' Chou & Lei, 1995 * ''

'' Ouchi, 1938

References

Cicadettinae Cicadidae genera Fauna of Southeast Asia {{Cicadidae-stub