Becquartina

Becquartina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Subfamily:	Cicadinae
Tribe:	Gaeanini
Genus:	Becquartina; Kato, 1940
Synonyms
	Becquardina – Chou & Yao, 1985 (misspelling); Bequartina – Hua, 2000 (misspelling);

Becquartina 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 includes:

Becquartina bicolor Sarkar, Thangkhiew, Mahapatra, Mohapatra, Nair & Hajong, 2024
Becquartina bleuzeni Boulard, 2005
Becquartina electa (Jacobi, 1902) – type species (as Gaeana decorata Kato)
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 d'Entomologie Chinoise, 7: 203–204.
1 2 Dmitriev, D.A.; et al. "Genus Becquartina Kato, 1940". World Auchenorrhyncha Database. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
↑ Dmitriev, D.A.; et al. "Subtribe Becquartinina Boulard, 2005". World Auchenorrhyncha Database. Retrieved 19 October 2026.

External links

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[4] Synonyms: B. bifasciata, Sinopsaltria bifasciata, B. decorata, Gaeana electra [sic] (Jacobi, 1902)

[1] Kato M (1940) Description of a new genus with supplementary notes on Chinese Cicadidae in Musée Heude Collection. (Homoptera: Cicadidae). Notes d'Entomologie Chinoise, 7: 203–204.

[WAD-2] 1 2 Dmitriev, D.A.; et al. "Genus Becquartina Kato, 1940". World Auchenorrhyncha Database. Retrieved 19 October 2026.

[3] Dmitriev, D.A.; et al. "Subtribe Becquartinina Boulard, 2005". World Auchenorrhyncha Database. Retrieved 19 October 2026.