Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Sulphogaeana Chou & Yao, 1985a: 138.

    type species by original designation Cicada sulphurea Westwood, 1839

  • Sulphogaeana Chou & Yao, 1985 (classified as Gaeaninae Distant, 1905) in Wang, Zhou, Zhang & Wei, 2025

Type

Cicada sulphurea Westwood, 1839 type species by original designation of Sulphogaeana Chou & Yao, 1985

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: sulphur (sulphur) + Gaeana

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Chou, I. & Yao, W. (1985a) Studadoj pri la tribo Gaeanini el Ĉineo (Homopteroj: Cikadedoj). Entomotaxonomia, 7, 123–140. [in Chinese]
  • Wang, J.-L., Zhou, J.-R., Zhang, W.-Z. & Wei, C. (2025) Phylogeny, diversification and biogeography of charming moth‐like cicadas in the tribe Gaeanini Distant (Hemiptera, Cicadidae). Systematic Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12676

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