''Mata'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
cicadas
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 tw ...
in the family
. There are currently five described species in ''Mata''.
In 2021, three new species were described from
Meghalaya
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,
India
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.
Species
These five species belong to the genus ''Mata'':
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Mata kama''
(Distant, 1881)
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Mata lenonia''
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Mata meghalayana''
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Mata rama''
Distant, 1912
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Mata ruffordii''
References
Further reading
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Cicadidae genera
Oncotympanini
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