Leptopsaltriini is a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least 200 described species in Leptopsaltriini, found in the Palearctic, Nearctic, and Indomalaya.
Genera The World Auchenorrhyncha DatabaseWorld Auchenorrhyncha Database: Leptopsaltriini Moulton, 1923 (retrieved 26 June 2025) includes the following genera in six subtribes: subtribe Euterpnosiina Lee, 2013 Calcagninus Distant, 1892 c g Euterpnosia Matsumura, 1917 c g Miniterpnosia Lee, 2013 c g Neoterpnosia Lee & Emery, 2014 c g Paranosia Lee, 2014 c g Yezoterpnosia Matsumura, 1917 c g subtribe Gudabina Boulard, 2008 Rustia (synonym Gudaba ) subtribe Leptopsaltriina Authority: J.C. Moulton, 1923; distribution: Nearctic and Indomalayan realms Aetanna Lee, 2014 c g Brevitanna Cabecita Lee, 2014 c g Formocicada Lee & Hayashi, 2004 c g Galgoria Lee, 2016 c g Inthaxara Distant, 1913 c g Leptopsaltria Stål, 1866 c g Nabalua Moulton, 1923 c g Taiwanosemia Matsumura, 1917 c g Tanna Distant, 1905 c g Terpnosia Vietanna subtribe Leptosemiina Lee, 2013 Leptosemia Matsumura, 1917 c g Minipomponia Boulard, 2008 c g Neocicada Puranoides Moulton, 1917 c g subtribe Mosaicina Lee, 2013 Manna Lee & Emery, 2013 c g Masamia Lee & Emery, 2013 c g Mosaica Lee & Emery, 2013 c g Data sources: c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, subtribe Puranina Authority: Lee, 2013; distribution: South and South-East AsiaWorld Auchenorrhyncha Database: subtribe Puranina Lee, 2013 (retrieved 26 June 2025) Formosemia (monotypic) Indopurana Maua Metapurana Paratanna (monotypic) Philipurana Purana Purapurana Qurana (monotypic) †Tanyocicada : monotypic †Tanyocicada lapidescens
The following is a list of selected species names, which are currently (June 2025) placed incertae sedis in the subtribe Puranina:Lee YJ (2024) Redescription of Purana Distant resulting in four new genera of Puranina (Cicadidae, Leptopsaltriini). Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 17(3), 573–579 DOI: p. 579.
Purana [Cicada] conifacies [Cicada] guttularis [Cicada] hirundo Purana [Formosemia] australis [Formosemia] gigas [Formosemia] taipinensis Purana [Leptopsaltria] celebensis [Purana] conspicua [Purana] davidi others
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