Callogaeana

Callogaeana
Callogaeana festiva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Gaeanini
Genus: Callogaeana
Chou & Yao, 1985
Synonyms
  • Callagaeana Chou & Yao, 1985 (mis-spelling)
  • Callagaena Sanborn, 2013 (mis-spelling)

Callogaeana[1][2] is a genus of Asian cicadas in the tribe Gaeanini. This genus includes species that were previously placed in Gaeana and sometimes known as "butterfly cicadas" due to their colourful wings.

Species

The Catalogue of Life lists seven recognized species:[2]

  • Callogaeana annamensis (Distant, 1913)
  • Callogaeana aurantiaca Chou & Yao, 1985
  • Callogaeana festiva (Fabricius, 1803) - synonym Gaeana festiva
  • Callogaeana hageni (Distant, 1889)
  • Callogaeana sultana (Distant, 1913)
  • Callogaeana viridula Chou & Yao, 1985 – type species
  • Callogaeana vitalisi (Distant, 1913)

References

  1. ^ Chou & Yao (1985) Entomotaxonomia 7(2)
  2. ^ a b "Callogaeana Chou & Yao, 1985". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  • Media related to Callogaeana at Wikimedia Commons
  • Images of C. festiva on Cicada mania