''Orapa'' is a genus of

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 subfamily

Cicadinae The Cicadinae are a subfamily of cicadas, containing the translucent cicadas. They are robust cicadas and many have gaudy colors, but they generally lack the butterfly-like Opacity (optics), opaque wing markings found in many species of the rel ...

, found in sub-Saharan Africa. ''Orapa'' previously constituted the only genus in tribe Orapini, but is now placed in the

Platypleurini The Platypleurini are a tribe (biology), tribe of cicadas from the Afrotropical realm, Afrotropical and Indomalayan realms. There are at least 240 described species in Platypleurini. The earliest member of the group is the fossil cicada ''Eopla ...

.World Auchenorrhyncha Database: genus ''Orapa'' Distant, 1905
/ref>

Species

The following species belong to the genus ''Orapa'': # '' Orapa africana'' Kato, 1927 # ''

Orapa elliotti Orapa is a town located in the Central District of Botswana. It is the site of the Orapa diamond mine, the largest diamond-producing mine in the world, and is considered to be the diamond capital of the country. Nearby is another kimberlite mi ...

'' (Distant, 1907) # ''

Orapa lateritia Orapa is a town located in the Central District of Botswana. It is the site of the Orapa diamond mine, the largest diamond-producing mine in the world, and is considered to be the diamond capital of the country. Nearby is another kimberlite mi ...

'' Jacobi, 1910 # '' Orapa numa'' (Distant, 1904) - type species (as '' Pycna numa'' ) # '' Orapa tangana'' (previously placed in genus ''Pycna'') # '' Orapa uwembaiensis'' Boulard, 2012

Species

References

Further reading