Biura is a monotypic genus of Asian cicadas in the tribe Dundubiini (subtribe Aolina); it was erected by Young June Lee and Allen Sanborn in 2015;Lee YJ, Sanborn AF (2015) Erection of a new genus Biura gen. nov., of the subtribe Aolina (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae: Dundubiini). Zootaxa, 4044(4), 596–598. Lee named the genus from a Korean word biura, meaning 'to empty': it is a Korean imperative "to clear the mind before starting an important project".
Species The single species is Biura bicolora , which has been recorded from Vietnam only.World Auchenorrhyncha Database: genus Biura Lee & Sanborn, 2015 (retrieved 18 June 2025) Sanborn had originally placed the holotype specimen (a male that had been collected near Pleiku in 1967) in the similar and closely related genus Haphsa.Sanborn AF (2009) Two new species of cicadas from Vietnam (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 12, 307–312. The species name, meaning two colours, refers to the contrasting colours of the head, thorax and abdomen.
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