Brevisiana is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least three described species in Brevisiana, found in southern Africa.
Species These three species belong to the genus Brevisiana: Brevisiana brevis (Walker, 1850) (Shrill Thorntree Cicada) (Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Malawi) Brevisiana niveonotata (Butler, 1874) (Kenya) Brevisiana quartaui Boulard, 1972 (Angola)
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