Lembeja

Lembeja
Lembeja sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Superfamily: Cicadoidea
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Prasiini
Genus: Lembeja
Distant, 1892

Lembeja is a genus of cicadas, also known as leaf cicadas, in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Prasiini. It is native to Southeast Asia and Australasia. It was described in 1892 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.

Species

As of 2025 there were 29 valid species in the genus:

References

  1. 1 2 Distant, WL (1892). A Monograph of Oriental Cicadidae. Part 5. Calcutta: Indian Museum. pp. 97–120.
  2. 1 2 3 "Genus Lembeja Distant, 1892". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  3. ↑ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Lembeja Distant, 1883". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  4. ↑ "Lembeja Distant, 1892". ITIS. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-22.