Dundubia is a genus of cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in the subfamily CicadinaeSanborn AF, Villet MH (2014) Catalogue of the Cicadoidea (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha). Academic Press, Elsevier, 1002 pages. and the type genus of the tribe Dundubiini.
The name Dundubia is derived from Sanskrit दुंदुभि (dundubhi), meaning 'drum'.Amyot CJB, Audinet-Serville, JG (1843) Homoptères. Homoptera Latr. [In] Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Hémiptères. Deuxième partie: 455-483. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris, 676 pages. A characteristic feature is the pair of long lobes covering the tymbals on the underside of the male abdomen.
Description The head is triangular with a prominent large forewing margin and a forehead with a short longitudinal groove in the middle. The fairly prominent eyes, are large and oval. The prothorax is not expanded at the sides.
This genus is notable for the extraordinarily large opercula covering the tymbals and extending down much the abdomen in male insects.
Species
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:GBIF: Dundubia Amyot & Serville, 1843 Dundubia andamansidensis (Boulard, 2001)Boulard M (2001) Cartes d’identité acoustique et éthologie sonore de cinq espèces de cigales thaïlandaises, dont deux sont nouvelles (Rhynchota, Auchenorhyncha, Cicadidae). École Pratique des Hautes Études, Travaux du Laboratoire Biologie et Évolution des Insectes Hemipteroidea, 14: 49-71. Dundubia annandalei Boulard, 2007Boulard M (2007) Additions biotaxonomique à la faune des cigales thaïlandaises, comprenant la description et la C.I.A. d’une espèce nouvelle et des données inédites concernant trente et une autres espèces [Rhynchota, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadidae]. Lambillionea, CVII: 493–510. Dundubia ayutthaya Beuk, 1996Beuk PLT (1996) The jacoona assemblage of the genus Dundubia Amyot & Serville (Homoptera: Cicadidae): A taxonomic study of its species and a discussion of its phylogenetic relationships. Contributions to Zoology, 66: 129-184. Dundubia cochlearata Overmeer & Duffels, 1967Overmeer WPJ, Duffels JP (1967) A revisionary study of the genus Dundubia Amyot & Serville (Homoptera, Cicadidae). Beaufortia, 14(166): 29-59. Dundubia crepitans Boulard, 2005Boulard M (2005) Taxonomie et statut acoustique de huit cigales thaïlandaises, incluant cinq espèces nouvelles [Rhynchota, Cicadoidea, Cicadidae]. Revue française d'entomologie, 27(3): 117-143. Dundubia dubia Lee, 2009Lee YJ (2009) A checklist of Cicadidae (Insecta: Hemiptera) in Palawan with five new species. Journal of Natural History, 43: 2617–2639. Dundubia emanatura Distant, 1889Distant WL (1889) Descriptions of a new genus and some new species of Cicadidae belonging to the Oriental Region. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, London, (Ser. 6). 3: 49-53. (Full text) Dundubia ensifera Bloem & Duffels, 1976Bloem JH, Duffels JP (1976) The terpsichore-group of the genus Dundubia Amyot and Serville, 1843 (Homoptera, Cicadidae). Bulletin Zoologisch Museum, 5(18): 141-154. Dundubia euterpe Bloem & Duffels, 1976 Dundubia feae (Distant, 1892)Distant WL (1892) A monograph of Oriental Cicadidae. West, Newman & Co., London; R. Friedlander & Sohn., Berlin. i-xiv, 97-158. pl. x-xv. Dundubia flava Lee, 2009 Dundubia gravesteini Duffels, 1976Duffels JP (1976) A new species of the genus Dundubia Amyot & Serville (Homoptera, Cicadidae) from Borneo. Entomologische Berichten, Amsterdam, 36: 129–131. Dundubia hainanensis (Distant, 1901)Distant WL (1901) Description of a new species of Cicadae from the island of Hainan. The Entomologist, 34: 247. (Full text) Dundubia hastata (Moulton, J.C., 1923)Moulton JC (1923) Cicadas of Malaysia. Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums, 11: 69-182. Dundubia jacoona (Distant, 1888)Distant WL (1888) Descriptions of new species of Oriental Homoptera belonging to the family Cicadidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, London. (Ser. 6). 1: 291-298. (Full text) Dundubia kebuna Moulton, J.C., 1923 Dundubia laterocurvata Beuk, 1996 Dundubia myitkyinensis Beuk, 1996 Dundubia nagarasingna Distant, 1881Distant WL (1881) Descriptions of new species belonging to the homopterous family Cicadidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1881: 627-648. (Full text) Dundubia nigripes (Moulton, J.C., 1923) Dundubia nigripesoides Boulard, 2008Boulard M (2008) Statuts et éthologies sonores de quatre cigales malgaches, trois sont nouvelles et deux représentent un nouveau genre et une nouvelle sous-tribu (Rhynchota, Auchenorhyncha Cicadidae). Lambillionea, CVIII: 161–178. Dundubia oopaga (Distant, 1881) Dundubia rafflesii Distant, 1883Distant WL (1883) Contributions to a proposed monograph of the homopterous family Cicadidae. Part I. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1883: 187-194. (Full text) Dundubia rhamphodes Bloem & Duffels, 1976 Dundubia rufivena Walker, F., 1850Walker F (1850) List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, part 1. London, pp. 1–260, pls. 1–2. Dundubia simalurensis Overmeer & Duffels, 1967 Dundubia sinbyudaw Beuk, 1996 Dundubia solokensis Overmeer & Duffels, 1967 Dundubia somraji Boulard, 2003Boulard M (2003) Comportement sonore et identité acoustique de six espèces de cigales thaïlandaises, dont une nouvelles espèces (Auchenorhyncha, Cicadidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France, 108: 185–200. Dundubia spiculata Noualhier, 1896Noualhier M (1896) Note sur les Hémiptères récoltés en Indo-Chine et offerts au Muséum par M. Pavie. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris. 2: 251-259. (Full text) Dundubia terpsichore (Walker, F., 1850) Dundubia vaginata (Fabricius, 1787)Fabricius JC (1787) Ryngota. Mantissa insectorum sistens species nuper detectas adiectis synonymis, observationibus, descriptionibus, emendationibus. Vol. 2. Hafniae, Impensis Christ. Gottl. Proft, 2: 1-382. (Full text). - type species (as Tettigonia vaginata Fabricius, 1787) Dundubia vanna Chou, Lei, Li, Lu & Yao, 1997GBIF: Dundubia vanna Chou, Lei, Li, Lu & Yao, 1997 ("doubtful")
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