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 opaque wing markings found in many species of the related Tibiceninae.

Systematics This large subfamily is here divided into tribes. Other schemes exist, which usually have a coarser subdivision. Some, however, merge the Tibiceninae here whole or partly. The genera given below were substantially revised 2010 through 2018 due to additional morphological and molecular phylogenetic analysis.

The following tribes belong to the subfamily Cicadinae:BioLib.cz: subfamily Cicadinae Latreille, 1802 (retrieved 3 May 2025)

Antankariini genera: Antankaria Distant, 1904 Orientafroinsularis Sanborn, 2021 Arenopsaltriini Moulds, 2018 Ayuthiini Burbungini Moulds, 2005 Cicadatrini Distant, 1905 Cicadini Batsch, 1789 Cicadmalleuini Boulard & Puissant, 2013 Cosmopsaltriini Kato, 1932 Cyclochilini Distant, 1904 Distantadini Orian, 1963 Dundubiini Atkinson, 1886 Durangonini Moulds & Marshall, 2018 Fidicinini Distant, 1905 Gaeanini Distant 1905 Jassopsaltriini Moulds, 2005 Lahugadini Distant 1905 Leptopsaltriini Moulton, J.C., 1923 Macrotristriini Moulds, 2018 Oncotympanini Ishihara, 1961 Platypleurini Schmidt, 1918(synonym Orapini Boulard, 1985) Polyneurini Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 Pomponiini - monogenericWorld Auchenorrhyncha Database: tribe Pomponiini Kato, 1932 Pomponia Psaltodini Moulds, 2018 Sonatini Lee 2010 - monogeneric genus Hyalessa China, 1925 Tacuini Distant, 1904 (includes Cryptotympanini : now subtribe Tacuina due to date priority.) Talcopsaltriini Moulds, 2008 Tamasini Moulds, 2005 Thophini Distant, 1904 Tosenini Amyot & Serville, 1843 Zammarini Distant, 1905 - includes Plautillini Distant, 1905

The names Platypleurini Schmidt, 1918 and Hamzini Distant 1905 refer to the same tribe. The question of name priority was submitted to the ICZN for resolution in 2018 (case 3761). The tribe Oncotympanini was reduced to subtribe level and transferred to Cicadini in 2010, but was later returned to tribe status.

Some notable genera include:

Tribe Ayuthiini Ayuthia (monotypic) Distantalna (monotypic) Tribe Cicadini Cicada Euterpnosia Illyria

Leptosemia

Neocicada

Terpnosia Tribe Cicadatrini Mogannia Tribe Cryptotympanini Antankaria Auritibicen Chremistica Cryptotympana Hadoa Heteropsaltria Neotibicen Nggeliana Raiateana Salvazana Tacua Tribe Cyclochilini Cyclochila

Tribe Dundubiini Aceropyga

Calcagninus

Cosmopsaltria Diceropyga Dundubia Macrosemia

Maua Megapomponia Meimuna Nabalua Orientopsaltria Platylomia Purana Tanna Tribe Fidicinini Diceroprocta Hyantia Mura Quesada Tribe Macrotristriini Macrotristria Tribe Oncotympanini Oncotympana Tribe Platypleurini Platypleura Pycna Ugada

Tribe Psaltodini Psaltoda Psithyristriini Distant, 1905 Pomponia Tribe Thophini Thopha Arunta

See also List of Cicadinae genera

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