Cicada is the type genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae and the tribe Cicadini. Historically, a large number of species have been described as "Cicada", but are now placed elsewhere; valid species are mostly found in the Palaearctic realm and Indian subcontinent.World Auchenorrhyncha Database: genus Cicada Linnaeus, 1758 (retrieved 1 July 2025)
Species The family Cicadidae has undergone many revisions and it includes many insects that outwardly appear to be similar; many species were previously assigned to Cicada, but are now placed in different genera (frequently in other tribes). Revisions have continued into the 21st century and even in 2018 there remained over 60 named species here. The World Auchenorrhyncha Database currently (July 2025) includes:
Cicada albicans Cicada albida Cicada asius Cicada barbara (2 subspecies) Cicada casmatmema Cicada cerisyi Cicada complex Cicada cretensis Cicada fuscomaculata Cicada goezei Cicada lodosi Cicada mannifica Cicada mordoganensis Cicada nigropunctata Cicada opercularis Cicada orni - type species Cicada permagna Cicada regina Cicada sebai Cicada turtoni fossil species †Cicada heeri †Cicada tithonus
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