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Sinapsaltria

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Sinapsaltria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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,[1] 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.[2]

Species

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The World Auchenorrhyncha Database[2] includes:

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

References

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