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Angamiana Martin Kolner Vietnam

An Angamiana from Sapa Vietnam photo by Martin Kolner

An Angamiana from Sapa Vietnam photo by Martin Kolner:

An Angamiana from Sapa Vietnam photo by Martin Kolner

Circa 2013.

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Cambodia Laos Malaysia Michel Chantraine Platypleura Platypleurini Thailand Vietnam W. L. Distant

Platypleura mira Distant, 1904

Platypleura mira is a cicada found in Cambodia, Laos, Malasia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Photo by Michel Chantraine:
Platypleura mira

Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Platypleurini
Genus: Platypleura
Species: Platypleura mira Distant, 1904

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Arnold Jacobi Burma China Dundubiini Laos Macrosemia Michel Chantraine Thailand Vietnam

Macrosemia tonkiniana (Jacobi, 1905)

Macrosemia tonkiniana is a cicada found in Burma, China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Photo by Michel Chantraine:
Macrosemia tonkiniana (Jacobi, 1905)

Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Dundubiini
SubTribe: Macrosemiina
Genus: Macrosemia
Species: Macrosemia tonkiniana (Jacobi, 1905)

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Cicadini Michel Boulard Michel Chantraine Pomponia Thailand Vietnam

Pomponia dolosa Boulard, 2001

Pomponia dolosa is a cicada found in Thailand and Vietnam.

Photo by Michel Chantraine:
Pomponia dolosa

Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Cicadini
SubTribe: Psithyristriina
Genus: Pomponia
Species: Pomponia dolosa Boulard, 2001

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Cambodia China Laos Michel Chantraine Salvazana Tacuini (Cryptotympanini) Thailand Vietnam W. L. Distant

Salvazana mirabilis imperialis Distant, 1918

Salvazana mirabilis imperialis is a cicada found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

Photo by Michel Chantraine:
Salvazana mirabilis imperialis Distant, 1918

Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Cryptotympanini
SubTribe: Cryptotympanina
Genus: Salvazana
Species: Salvazana mirabilis imperialis Distant, 1918

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Cambodia China Laos Michel Chantraine Salvazana Tacuini (Cryptotympanini) Thailand Vietnam W. L. Distant

Salvazana mirabilis mirabilis Distant, 1913

Salvazana mirabilis mirabilis is a cicada found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Photo by Michel Chantraine:
Salvazana mirabilis mirabilis

Photo by Dan Mozgai:
Salvazana mirabilis

Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Cryptotympanini
SubTribe: Cryptotympanina
Genus: Salvazana
Species: Salvazana mirabilis mirabilis Distant, 1913

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Burma India Michel Chantraine Nepal Oriental Cicadidae Thailand Tosena Tosenini Vietnam W. L. Distant

Tosena albata Distant, 1878

Tosena albata is a cicada found in Burma, India, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. In the past, this cicada was known as Tosena melanoptera.

Photo by Michel Chantraine:
Tosena albata

Description:

Tegmina with five longitudinal greyish fasciae, one occupying radial area, and the others divided by ulnar veins, two of which amalgamate with the transverse fascia, and five irregular greyish fasciae situate in the apical areas. Wings with nine greyish ray-like fasciae situate on outer margin, the one at anal area largest; two-thirds of the outer margin narrowly edged with greyish. Apices of the femora not ochraceous.

Long. excl. tegm. Male 58 to 62 millim.; Female 48 millim. Exp. tegm. Male, 140 to 155 millim. Female, 130 millim.

Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Tosenini
Genus: Tosena
Species: Tosena albata Distant, 1878

For more information about this cicada, visit Cicadas of India.

References:

  1. The description and location information comes from A Monograph of Oriental Cicadas by W. L. Distant. 1889-1892. Read it on the Biodiversity Heritage Library website.
  2. Species name information comes from Allen Sanborn’s Catalogue of the Cicadoidea (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha).
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Burma Cambodia China Gaeanini Laos Maurice Noualhier Michel Chantraine Thailand Tosena Tosenini Vietnam Vittagaeana

Vittagaeana paviei (Noualhier, 1896)

Vittagaeana paviei is a cicada found in Burma, Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Note that the name of this cicada is changing due to research done as part of the article: Hill Kathy B. R., Marshall David C., Marathe Kiran, Moulds Maxwell S., Lee Young June, Pham Thai-Hong, Mohagan Alma B., Sarkar Vivek, Price Benjamin W., Duffels J. P., Schouten Marieke A., de Boer Arnold J., Kunte Krushnamegh, Simon Chris (2021) The molecular systematics and diversification of a taxonomically unstable group of Asian cicada tribes related to Cicadini Latreille, 1802 (Hemiptera:Cicadidae). Invertebrate Systematics 35, 570-601.

Female V. paviei. Photo by Dan Mozgai:
Tosena paviei

Male T. paviei. Photo by Michel Chantraine:
Tosena paviei

Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Gaeanini
Genus: Vittagaeana
Species: Vittagaeana paviei (Noualhier, 1896)

See the related cicada: Vittagaeana dives (Westwood, 1842)

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China Gaeana Gaeanini Michel Chantraine Thailand Vietnam

Gaeana cheni Chou & Yao, 1985

Gaeana cheni is a cicada found in China, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Photo by Michel Chantraine:
Gaeana cheni

Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Gaeanini
SubTribe: Gaeanina
Genus: Gaeana
Species: Gaeana cheni Chou & Yao, 1985

A nice comparison of Gaeana & Callogaeana:

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China Gaeana Gaeanini India Raghu Ananth Thailand Vietnam W. L. Distant

Gaeana atkinsoni Distant, 1892

Gaeana atkinsoni is a cicada found in China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam, and likely adjacent nations.

Photos by Raghu Ananth.
Gaeana atkinsoni Distant, 1892 from Uttara Kannada district in India by Raghu Ananth

Gaeana atkinsoni Distant, 1892 from Uttara Kannada district in India by Raghu Ananth

Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Gaeanini
SubTribe: Gaeanina
Genus: Gaeana
Species: Gaeana atkinsoni Distant, 1892

For more information about this cicada, visit Cicadas of India.