Proretinata is a monotypic genus of Asian cicadas belonging to the tribe Polyneurini (subtribe Polyneurina); it was erected by Chou and Yao in 1986,Chou I, Yao W (1986) One new genus and eight new species of Polyneurini from China (Homoptera: Cicadidae). Entomotaxonomia, 8, 185–194. [in Chinese] with the name derived from Greek: πρό (before) and retina (Latin for net, strap or rope), referring to the grey-white transverse stripe on the forewing.
Species, distribution and nomenclature The single species Proretinata floridula was long placed in the genus Angamiana (erected by Distant), but moved in 2024Wang J-L, Zhang W-Z, Yang Y-Y, Hayashi M, Wei C (2024) Phylogeny and evolution of the cicada tribe Polyneurini (Hemiptera, Cicadidae). Systematic Entomology, 50(1), 180–205. [2025: p. 197] DOI after synonymy was established with the type Proretinata fuscula . The distribution records for this species include southern China and Indochina.
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