Becquartina[1] is a genus of Asian cicadas in the tribe Gaeanini and the monogeneric subtribe Becquartinina. This genus includes species that were previously placed in Gaeana and are sometimes known as “butterfly cicadas” due to their colourful wings.
Species
The World Auchenorrhyncha Database[2] includes:
- Becquartina bicolor Sarkar, Thangkhiew, Mahapatra, Mohapatra, Nair & Hajong, 2024
- Becquartina bleuzeni Boulard, 2005
- Becquartina electa (Jacobi, 1902) – type species (as Gaeana decorata Kato)[a]
- Becquartina ruiliensis Chou & Yao, 1985
- Becquartina versicolor Boulard, 2005
- ^ Synonyms: B. bifasciata, Sinopsaltria bifasciata, B. decorata, Gaeana electra [sic] (Jacobi, 1902)
References
- ^ Kato M (1940) Description of a new genus with supplementary notes on Chinese Cicadidae in Musée Heude Collection. (Homoptera: Cicadidae). Notes Ent. chinoise, 7: 203-204.
- ^ World Auchenorrhyncha Database: genus Becquartina Kato, 1940 (retrieved 17 July 2025)
External links
Data related to Becquartinina at Wikispecies- Images on Cicada mania
- Dmitriev species file: Genus Becquartina Kato, 1940
- Roskov Y, Ower G, Nicolson D, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, DeWalt RE, Decock W, Nieukerken E van, Penev L, eds. (2020). “Dmitriev D, Sanborn A, Takiya D (2020) 3i Auchenorrhyncha: World Auchenorrhyncha Database (version Nov 2017). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2020-08-01 Beta”. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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