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The Singing Cicadas (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae & Tibicinidae) of Papua Indonesia
by Hans Duffels, Arnold de Boer & Marieke Schouten (†)
Visiting the tropical rain forest of Papua will always be remembered by the striking and, after a while, familiar sound of singing cicadas. This pulsing, sharp and loud "noise" can be heard in daytime and at twilight. The sound is produced by the males through large hollow "tymbal" organs. Other families, particularly the very small leaf cicadas, do not produce any sound. Larger species are sometimes eaten by the local people. More general information can be found on the webpage of Dr. Hans Duffels.
In many cases the adults hatch simultaneously in high numbers. At that event the trees are suddenly full of exuvia, like here in Wamena (Baliem Valley, 1993) (Photos: Rob de Vos)
Two examples of tymbal organs in cicadas (photos: Louis van der Laan)
The Cicadidae and Tibicinidae are the so called "singing cicadas"; usually large species which produce sound.
The checklist is based on all relevant literature and additional collection records.
Listed Papua species: 88 [35 endemic for Papua]
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Cicadidae (by Hans Duffels & Marieke Schouten (†))
tribus Dundubiini
subtribus Cosmopsaltriini
Cosmopsaltria Stål, 1866
aurata Duffels, 1983
bloetei Duffels, 1983
capitata Distant, 1888
delfae Duffels, 1983
doryca (Boisduval, 1835)
emarginata Duffels, 1969 [endemic]
gigantea (Distant, 1897)
ssp. occidentalis Duffels, 1983gracilis Duffels, 1983 [endemic]
mimica Distant, 1897
papuensis Duffels, 1983
personata Duffels, 1983 [endemic]
retrorsa Duffels, 1983 [endemic]
satyrus Duffels, 1969
signata Duffels, 1983
toxopeusi Duffels, 1983 [endemic]
waine Duffels, 1991 [endemic]
Diceropyga Stål, 1870
bihamata Duffels, 1977
gravesteini Duffels, 1977
junctivitta (Walker, 1868)
subapicalis (Walker, 1868)
Rhadinopyga Duffels, 1985
acuminata (Duffels, 1977) [endemic]
duffelsi Sanborn, 2005
epiplatys Duffels, 1985
impar (Walker, 1868) [endemic]
recedens (Walker, 1868) [endemic]
Tibicinidae (by Arnold J. de Boer)
tribus Chlorocystini
Aedeastria De Boer, 1990
cheesmanae De Boer, 1993 [endemic]
cobrops De Boer, 1990 [endemic]
digitata (Blöte, 1960) [endemic]
latifrons (Blöte, 1960)
sepia De Boer, 1990
waigeuensis De Boer, 1993 [endemic]
Baeturia Stål, 1866
arabuensis Blöte, 1960
bemmeleni De Boer, 1994
bicolorata Distant, 1892
bipunctata Blöte, 1960 [endemic]
biroi De Boer, 1994
bloetei De Boer, 1989
brongersmai Blöte, 1960
exhausta (Guérin Méneville, 1831)
hastipennis (Walker, 1858)
parabola (Walker, 1858)
parallela (Walker, 1868)furcillata De Boer, 1992
guttulinervis Blöte, 1960 [endemic]
guttulipennis Blöte, 1960
hamiltoni De Boer, 1994 [endemic]
hardyi De Boer, 1986 [endemic]
inconstans De Boer, 1994
lorentzi De Boer, 1992 [endemic]
maai De Boer, 1994 [endemic]
mamillata Blöte, 1960
marmorata Blöte, 1960 [endemic]
nasuta Blöte, 1960
parva Blöte, 1960
quadrifida (Walker,1868)
roonensis De Boer, 1994 [endemic]
rossi De Boer, 1994 [endemic]
rufula Blöte, 1960 [endemic]
vanderhammeni Blöte, 1960
viridis Blöte, 1960
Guineapsaltria De Boer, 1993
flava (Goding & Froggatt, 1904)
minuta (Blöte, 1960)
modesta (Distant, 1907)pallida (Blöte, 1960)
pallidula De Boer, 1993
stylata (Blöte, 1960)
viridula (Blöte, 1960)
Gymnotympana Stål, 1861
dahli (Kuhlgatz, 1905)
valida (Blöte, 1960)membrana De Boer, 1995
rubricata (Distant, 1906)
nenians Jacobi, 1903Mirabilopsaltria De Boer, 1996
humilis (Blöte, 1960) [endemic]
inconspicua De Boer, 1996 [endemic]
toxopeusi (Blöte, 1960) [endemic]
Papuapsaltria De Boer, 1995
baasi De Boer, 1995
bidigitula De Boer, 1995
dolabrata De Boer, 1995 [endemic]
lachlani De Boer, 1995
phyllophora (Blöte, 1960)
toxopei De Boer, 1995 [endemic]
ustulata (Blöte, 1960) [endemic]
Scottotympana De Boer, 1991
sahebdivanii De Boer, 1991 [endemic]
Thaumastopsaltria Kirkaldy, 1900
adipata (Stål, 1863) [endemic]
globosa (Distant, 1897)
glauca Ashton, 1912lanceola De Boer, 1991
sarissa De Boer, 1991
sicula De Boer, 1991 [endemic]
tribus Cicadettini
Auta Distant, 1897
insignis Distant, 1897
Nigripsalta De Boer, 1999
carinata De Boer, 1999
Toxopeusella Schmidt, 1926
fakfakensis De Boer, 1999 [endemic]
moluccana (Kirkaldy, 1909)
browni Boulard, 1981
cheesmannae Boulard, 1981
smarti Boulard, 1981
stigma Walker, 1868
tribus Prasiini
Arfaka Distant, 1906
fulva (Walker, 1868) [endemic]
hariola (Stål, 1863) [endemic]
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