Scieroptera
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Subfamily: | Cicadettinae |
| Tribe: | Cicadettini |
| Genus: | ScieropteraStål, 1866 |
Scieroptera is a genus of true cicada found throughout Asia.[1]
Description
Scieroptera cicadas generally resemble those of the Huechys genus, differing in that the face is not longitudinally furrowed.[2] The head, including the eyes, is slightly broader than the base of the mesonotum.[3] The front of the head is subconical. The pronotum is longer than the head, with lateral margins slightly convex and oblique. The mesonotum is no longer than the pronotum. The tympanal organs are completely exposed with no coverings. The undersides of the front femora are robustly spined. The tegmina is mostly opaque, with eight apical cells. The hindwings are transparent, with six apical cells.
Species
- Scieroptera borneensisSchmidt, 1918
- Scieroptera crocea(Guérin-Méneville, 1838)
- Scieroptera delineataDistant, 1917
- Scieroptera distantiSchmidt, 1920
- Scieroptera flavipesSchmidt, 1918
- Scieroptera formosanaSchmidt, 1918
- Scieroptera fulgensSchmidt, 1918
- Scieroptera fumigata(Stål, 1854)
- Scieroptera fuscolimbataSchmidt, 1918
- Scieroptera hyalinipennisSchmidt, 1912
- Scieroptera limpidaSchmidt, 1918
- Scieroptera montanaSchmidt, 1918
- Scieroptera niasanaSchmidt, 1918
- Scieroptera orientalisSchmidt, 1918
- Scieroptera sanaoensisSchmidt, 1924
- Scieroptera sarasinorumBreddin, 1901
- Scieroptera splendidula(Fabricius, 1775)
- Scieroptera sumatranaSchmidt, 1918
Etymology
The genus name Scieroptera is derived from the Greek words σκιερές (skierés), meaning darkened, and πτερόν (pterón), meaning wing.[1]
References
- ^ abc"TaxonPages: World Auchenorrhyncha Database - Scieroptera Stål, 1866". hoppers.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^Distant, William Lucas (1889). A monograph of oriental Cicadidæ(PDF). Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^Distant, W. L. (1906). "Rhyncota — Vol. 3". The Fauna of British India: 159. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^Dmitriev, Dmitry A. "Genus Scieroptera Stål, 1866". 3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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