Sinapsaltria

Sinapsaltria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Tribe: Dundubiini
Subtribe: Aolina
Genus: Sinapsaltria
Kato, 1940

Sinapsaltria is a genus of Asian cicadas in the tribe Dundubiini (subtribe Aolina); it was originally erected by Masayo Kato in 1940, who named it after China (Latin: Sina-) and the Greek ψαλτρία (meaning 'female harper'), which is an ending for several generic names within the family Cicadidae. Species have been recorded from Vietnam and Hainan island.

Species

The World Auchenorrhyncha Database includes:

  1. Sinapsaltria annamensis Kato, 1940 - Vietnam
  2. Sinapsaltria typica Kato, 1940 - type species - Hainan

References

  1. ↑ Kato M (1940) Descriptions on some new Cicadidae from Manchoukou and China. Bulletin of the Cicadidae Museum, 10, 8–12.
  2. 1 2 World Auchenorrhyncha Database: genus Sinapsaltria Kato, 1940 (retrieved 18 June 2025)