''Pagiphora'' is a genus of cicadas in the family
, found in the western
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
Th ...
. There are about five described species in ''Pagiphora''.
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Taxonomy
''Pagiphora'' was formerly placed in the tribe 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 ...
, but is now the sole genus of the tribe Pagiphorini.[
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Species
These five species belong to the genus ''Pagiphora'':[
* '' Pagiphora annulata'' (Brullé, 1832)
* '' Pagiphora aschei'' Kartal, 1978
* '' Pagiphora hauptosa'' Boulard, 1981
* '' Pagiphora maghrebensis'' Boulard, 1981
* '' Pagiphora yanni'' Boulard, 1992
]
References
Further reading
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Cicadettinae
Cicadidae genera
Hemiptera of Europe
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