The Platypleurini are 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 the

Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...

and

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regions There are at least 30 genera and 240 described species in Platypleurini.

List of genera

These 31 genera belong to the tribe Platypleurini: * '' Afzeliada'' Boulard, 1973 * '' Albanycada'' Villet, 1989 * '' Attenuella'' Boulard, 1973 * '' Azanicada'' Villet, 1989 * ''

Brevisiana ''Brevisiana'' is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Cicadidae. The species of this genus are found in Southern Africa. Species: *'' Brevisiana brevis'' *'' Brevisiana niveonotata'' *'' Brevisiana quartaui'' References {{Taxon ...

'' Boulard, 1973 * '' Canualna'' Boulard, 1985 * '' Capcicada'' Villet, 1989 * '' Esada'' Boulard, 1973 * '' Hainanosemia'' Kato, 1927 * ''

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'' Distant, 1904 * ''

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'' Distant, 1904 * '' Kalabita''

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, 1923 * '' Karscheliana'' Boulard, 1990 * '' Koma'' Distant, 1904 * '' Kongota'' Distant, 1904 * '' Muansa'' Distant, 1904 * '' Munza'' Distant, 1904 * '' Oxypleura'' Amyot &

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, 1843 * ''

Platypleura ''Platypleura'' is a genus of cicadas that occurs widely across Africa and southern Asia. Some of the South African species are remarkable for their endothermic thermoregulation that enables crepuscular signalling, an adaptation that reduces risk ...

'' Amyot &

, 1843 * '' Pycna'' Amyot &

, 1843 * ''

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'' Distant, 1904 * '' Sechellalna'' Boulard, 2010 * '' Severiana'' Boulard, 1973 * '' Soudaniella'' Boulard, 1973 * '' Strumosella'' Boulard, 1973 * '' Strumoseura'' Villet, 1999 * '' Suisha'' Kato, 1928 * '' Tugelana'' Distant, 1912 * ''

Ugada ''Ugada'' is a genus of cicadas from Africa.Distant, W. L. 1912. Homoptera Fam. Cicadidae, Subfam. Cicadinae. Genera Insectorum Fasc. 142. V. Verteneuil & L. Desmet, Bruxelles List of species * ''Ugada grandicollis'' (Ernst Friedrich Germar, G ...

'' Distant, 1904 * ''

Umjaba ''Umjaba'' is a genus of cicadas from MadagascarDistant, W. L. 1912. Homoptera Fam. Cicadidae, Subfam. Cicadinae. Genera Insectorum Fasc. 142. V. Verteneuil & L. Desmet, Bruxelles References Platypleurini Insects of Madagascar Cicadidae ...

'' Distant, 1904 * '' Yanga'' Distant, 1904

References

Cicadinae Hemiptera tribes {{Cicadidae-stub