Basa (cicada)

Basa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Basa
Distant, 1905
Species:
B. singularis
Binomial name
Basa singularis
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dundubia singularis Walker, 1858
  • Pomponia singularis (Walker, 1858)

Basa is a monotypic genus of cicadas in the tribe Psithyristriini. The single described species is Basa singularis.[2][3] It is known from South Asia.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Basa singularis (Walker, 1858)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Basa Distant, 1905". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Basa Distant, 1905". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 March 2026.

Further reading

  • Moulds, M.S. (2005). "An Appraisal of the Higher Classification of Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) with Special Reference to the Australian Fauna". Records of the Australian Museum. 57 (3): 375–446. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1447. ISSN 0067-1975.