Philipurana

Philipurana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Tribe: Leptopsaltriini
Subtribe: Puranina
Genus: Philipurana
Lee, 2024
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Philipurana is a genus of Asian cicadas in the tribe Leptopsaltriini (subtribe Puranina), erected by Young June Lee in 2024. This formed part of his review of the genus Purana and the prefix is named after the Philippines; to date, species have only been recorded from there.

Species

The World Auchenorrhyncha Database includes:

  1. Philipurana abdominalis (Lee, 2009) - type species (previously Purana abdominalis Lee, 2009)
  2. Philipurana crassinotata (Lee, 2015)
  3. Philipurana nana (Lee, 2009)

References

  1. โ†‘ Lee, Young June (2024). "Redescription of Purana Distant resulting in four new genera of Puranina (Cicadidae, Leptopsaltriini)". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 17 (3): 573โ€“579 [576]. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2024.01.012.
  2. 1 2 World Auchenorrhyncha Database: genus Philipurana Lee, 2024 (retrieved 26 June 2025)