Category: Papers and Documents

This is a list of research publications about cicadas in 2025. It is a work in progress.

December

The taxonomic position of the cicada genera Mura Distant, 1905 and Muraoides Sanborn, 2018 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)

Highlight: Genera Mura and Muraoides are moved to a new tribe.
Author: Allen F. Sanborn
Publication information: Zootaxa. VOL. 5728 NO. 1: 9 DEC. 2025. DOI: 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5728.1.8
Link: Zootaxa.

November

A new species and the revised species status of cicadas of the genus of Dorachosa Distant, 1892 from Mexico (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettinae: Carinetini)

Highlight: “Dorachosa mesomexicana sp. nov. is described.”
Author: Allen F. Sanborn
Publication information: Journal of Insect Biodiversity. VOL. 71 NO. 2: 6 NOV. 2025. 10.12976/JIB/2025.71.2.2
Link: mapress.com

Phylogenomics and Fossilized Birth-Death Dating Reveals Gondawanan Origin and Extensive Post-Cretaceous Diversification of Worldwide Cicadidae

Highlight: “We estimated a Cretaceous origin for Cicadidae with four of the five subfamilies diversifying shortly after the K-Pg extinction event.”
Authors: Mark Stukel, Nicholas J. Matzke, Jordan Douglas, Tatiana Petersen Ruschel, Stéphane Puissant, Ben W. Price, Martin Villet, Alan R. Lemmon, Emily Moriarty Lemmon, Chris Simon
Publication information: bioRxiv 2025.11.08.687401; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.08.687401
Link: www.biorxiv.org

A new cicada species of the genus Psithyristria Stål (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)

Highlight: “A new species of the genus Psithyristria Stål, 1870 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae: Psithyristriini), Psithyristria parapeculiaris sp. nov., is described from Santa Rosa, Luzon, Philippines.”
Author: Young June Lee.
Publication information: Journal of Insect Biology. VOL. 71 NO. 2: 6 NOV. 2025; DOI: 10.12976/JIB/2025.71.2.3
Link: mapress.com

Initially Coexisting Endosymbionts Migrate Into Different Tissues During Ontogeny of Host Cicadas

Highlight: “This study sheds light on how symbiont-host interactions shape the symbiotic organogenesis, which provides insights into adaptive evolution of specialised symbiotic organs in plant sap-feeding insects.”
Authors: Jinrui Zhou, Wenzhe Zhang, Qiong Guo, Xingyue Liu, Cong Wei
Publication information: Environmental Microbiology. Volume27, Issue11 November 2025 e70185 https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.70185
Link: enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Evaluation of Entomopathogenic Fungi against Psalmocharias alhageos (Kolenati) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) under Laboratory and Semi-Field Conditions

Highlight: “Entomopathogenic fungi “EPF”, a class of fungi that are naturally occurring in soil and pathogenic to insects, have demonstrated potential utility against a broad spectrum of soil-dwelling pests and some non-soil-dwelling pests.”
Authors: Sajjadi, Kimia & Ghaffari, Sepideh & Rahimpour, Mehrdad & Stelinski, Lukasz & Butt, Tariq & Karimi, Javad
Publication Information: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control. 35.
Link: www.researchgate.net

October

Two new genera of Aolina (Dundubiini), with a key to the genera of the subtribe (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)

Highlight: “Two new cicada genera from the Eastern Palearctic and Oriental Regions, Sinfonia gen. nov. and Streeyola gen. nov., are erected in the subtribe Aolina Boulard, 2012 (tribe Dundubiini Distant, 1905), with the designations of Dundubia opalifera Walker, 1850 and Cosmopsaltria mongolica Distant, 1881 as the respective type species.”
Authors: Young June Lee
Publication Information: Fragmenta Entomologica 57(2):149-158
Link: researchgate.net

September

First record of Eopycna concinna (Cicadidae: Cicadinae) from China

Highlight: “This study reports the first documented occurrence of E. concinna in China, significantly extending its known distribution range northward.”
Authors: Ke-Yi Duan, Zhong-Hong Fu, Fei Lu, Chuan-Hui Yi & Qiu-Ju He
Publication Information: Scientific Reports volume 15, Article number: 12826 (2025)
Link: www.tandfonline.com

August

Cicada as a food for mammals: a global review and implications for mammal behaviour and populations

Highlight: “Here, I summarize the published literature on cicada consumption by mammals worldwide and review the ecological roles of cicadas in the behavior, population, and community of mammals.”
Authors: Kanzi M. Tomita
Publication information: Wildlife Biology e01496. https://doi.org/10.1002/wlb3.01496
Link: nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Early stragglers of periodical cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) found in Louisiana

Highlight: “However, it is strongly suspected that the observed cicadas were early stragglers of Broods XXII and XXIII (Magicicada spp.).”
Authors: Colin A. R. Bonser, C. Wood Johnson and Christopher E. Carlton
Publication information: Florida Entomologist, vol. 108, no. 1, 2025, pp. 20240066. https://doi.org/10.1515/flaent-2024-0066
Link: www.degruyterbrill.com

See all Straggler, Brood XXII and Brood XXIII posts on this site.

June

First record of the genus Lemuriana Distant, 1905 (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Lamotialnini) from Kerala, India

Highlights: “The cicada Lemuriana apicalis (Germar, 1830) (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Lamotialnini) is reported for the first time from Kerala, India”.
Authors: A. Anjana, K. T. Teji.
Publication information: Lamotialnini) from Kerala, India. ENTOMON, 50(2), 219–224. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v50i2.1472
Link: entomon.in

May

New genera and species of cicadas from arid Australia (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae)

Highlight: “Five new genera and 12 new species are described from arid regions of Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales”.
Author: Moulds, M.S., David C. Marshall.
Publication information: Megataxa. VOL. 17 NO. 1: 13 JUN. 2025. DOI: 10.11646/MEGATAXA.17.1.1
Link: mapress.com

April

Phylogeny, biogeography, and diversification of the cicada Pomponia linearis and its allies (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)

Highlights: “This study improves understanding of the diversification, phylogeny, and dispersal history of cicadas in Eastern Asia.”
Author: Jiali Wang, Masami Hayashi, Cong Wei
Publication information: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 203, Issue 4, April 2025, zlaf019, https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf019
Link: academic.oup.com

ECOSoundSet: a finely annotated dataset for the automated acoustic identification of Orthoptera and Cicadidae in North, Central and temperate Western Europe

Highlights: “10,653 recordings of 200 orthopteran and 24 cicada species”.
Authors: David Funosas, Elodie Massol, Yves Bas, Svenja Schmidt, Dominik Arend, Alexander Gebhard, Luc Barbaro, Sebastian König, Rafael Carbonell Font, David Sannier, Fernand Deroussen, Jérôme Sueur, Christian Roesti, Tomi Trilar, Wolfgang Forstmeier, Lucas Roger, Eloïsa Matheu, Piotr Guzik, Julien Barataud, Laurent Pelozuelo, Stéphane Puissant, Sandra Mueller, Björn Schuller, Jose M. Montoya, Andreas Triantafyllopoulos, Maxime Cauchoix
Publication information: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2504.20776
Link: arxiv.org

Sounds from the Eocene: the first singing cicada from the Messel Pit, Germany

Highlights: “In this study, we report the first fossil record of the Platypleurini from the Eocene Messel Pit: a new genus and species, Eoplatypleura messelensis”
Authors: Hui Jiang, Maxwell S. Moulds, Stephan M. Blank, Jes Rust & Sonja Wedmann
Publication information: Scientific Reports volume 15, Article number: 12826 (2025)
Link: www.nature.com

See all Platypleurini posts and photos on this site.

March

Aide à l’identification des exuvies de cigales de France métropolitaine (Hemiptera, Cicadidae)

Highlights: “This article is a contribution to the study of cicadas in mainland France, which aims to enable a specific determination using the exuviae.”
Author: Maxime Bellifa
Publication information: Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, 130 (1) : 69-82. https://doi.
org/10.32475/bsef_2360
Link: lasef.org

First record of the genus Cochleopsaltria Pham & Constant (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Cicadinae) from China, with a description of the second species

Highlights: “First record of the genus Cochleopsaltria from China.”
Authors: Cheng-Bin Wang, Zhi-Jian Liu
Publication information: ZooKeys 1230: 335-346. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1230.144099
Link: zookeys.pensoft.net
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February

Phylogeny, diversification and biogeography of charming moth-like cicadas in the tribe Gaeanini Distant (Hemiptera, Cicadidae)

Highlights: “This study presents the first comprehensive phylogeny of Gaeanini based on molecular data of cicadas and genomic data from their obligate endosymbiont Candidatus Karelsulcia muelleri (hereafter Karelsulcia).”
Authors: Jiali Wang, Jinrui Zhou, Wenzhe Zhang, Cong Wei
Publication information: Royal Entomological Society. First published: 28 February 2025 https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12676.
Link: resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

See all Gaeanini posts and photos on this site.

Cicada research published in 2023… this is a work in progress. 🙂

November:

Sanborn, A, (2023). Two new species and two new records for cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from French Guiana, with an updated faunal list of French Guiana and the first synoptic list for Guyana. Zootaxa. Vol. 5368 No. 1: 7 Nov. 2023. 1-74. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5368.1.1

Stukel, M., Porczak, A.E., Gordon, E.R.L., Vailionis, J., Haji, D., Buckley, T.R. et al. (2023) Phylogenomics improves the phylogenetic resolution and provides strong evidence of mito-nuclear discordance in two genera of a New Zealand cicada (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) species radiation. Systematic Entomology, 1–21. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12613

October:

Hepler, J., Cooper, W., Cullum, J., Dardick, C., Dardick, L., Nixon, L., Pouchnik, D., Raupp, M., Shrewsbury, P., Leskey, R. (2023). Do adult Magicicada (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) feed? Historical perspectives and evidence from molecular gut content analysis. Journal of Insect Science, Volume 23, Issue 5, September 2023, 13, https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iead082

Kaplan, Mehmet. (2023). Determination of Bioecology, Infestation Rate and Distribution of the Harmful Grapevine Cicada Klapperichicen viridissima (Walker) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in Vineyard Areas of Mardin Province in Türkiye. Erwerbs-Obstbau. 1-5. 10.1007/s10341-023-00961-1.

September:

Cole, J., Chatfield-Taylor, W., Smeds, E., Cooley, J., Gonzalez, V., Wong, C. (2023). Phylogeny of North America’s largest cicada radiation redefines Tibicinoides and Okanagana (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae: Tibicininae). Zootaxa. Vol. 5346 No. 5: 21 Sept. 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.5.1

August:

Wang, J., Jiang, J., Wei, C. (2023). A new genus, Duffelsa gen. n., with descriptions of three new species and one new combination (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). Zootaxa. Vol. 5323 No. 3: 2 Aug. 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5323.3.3

Puissant, S., Gurcel, K. (2023). The genus Tibicina Kolenati, 1857 in Morocco (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Tibicininae): taxonomic assessment from integrative research. Zootaxa. Vol. 5330 No. 4: 17 Aug. 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.4.4

Diaz, A., Yaritza, L., Maes, J. (2023) Zammara calochroma (Homoptera: Cicadidae) registro nuevo para la fauna de Nicaragua. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.8233967

July:

Sanborn, A. (2023). Resolving taxonomic issues of cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) including new combinations, new synonymies, and revised status, with updates on the diversity of the Brazilian cicada fauna and new records for four South American countries. Zootaxa. VOL. 5318 NO. 3: 20 JUL. 2023. 339-362. DOI: 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5318.3.2

June:

Yamna, Ouguas & Mohamed, El & Ahmed, Nani & Abdelilah, Chakhmani & Abdellah, Bouchtalla & Lhomme, Patrick. (2023). Biogeographical characterization of Psalmocharias plagifera (Schumacher, 1922) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) mass emergence in southwest Morocco. 01-19. 10.34874/IMIST.PRSM/afrimed-i139.41148.

March:

Sanborn, A. (2023). The taxonomic position of the cicada genus Hea Distant, 1906 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). Zootaxa. Vol. 5254 No. 3: 13 Mar. 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5254.3.11

Lee, Y., Marshall, A., Mohagan, D., Hill, K., Mohagan, D. (2023). Revised checklist of Cicadidae (Insecta: Hemiptera) of Mindanao, Philippines, with descriptions of a new genus and nine new species. Journal of Natural History. 57(1-4):193-242. DOI:10.1080/00222933.2023.2171820

Lampert, E., Perez, G., Alejo, D., Jones, S., Ignatius, A. (2023). The 2021 Emergence of Brood X Periodical Cicadas Magicicada spp. (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in Georgia, United States of America. Environmental Entomology, 52(2):270-278 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvad018

February:

Wang, C. (2023). A new species of Hea Distant, 1906 from China, with annotated catalogue for the genus (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettinae). Zootaxa. Vol. 5231 No. 5: 2 Feb. 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5231.5.6

Dmitriev, D., Sanborn, A. (2023). Priority and the names of two cicada tribes (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae: Tacuini and Tettigomyiinae: Anopercalnini). Zootaxa. Vol. 5239 No. 1: 8 Feb. 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5239.1.9

January

Chantarachit, R., Srikosamatara, S. (2023). Emergence Pattern of Dundubia nagarasingna (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in a Bangkok Urban Garden. J. of Agricultural and Urban Entomology, 38(1):41-51 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3954/JAUE22-08

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Research from other years: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017.