Becquartina
Genus of true bugs
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Becquartina[1] 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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Subfamily: | Cicadinae |
| Tribe: | Gaeanini |
| Genus: | Becquartina Kato, 1940 |
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Species
The World Auchenorrhyncha Database[2] includes:
- Becquartina bicolor Sarkar, Thangkhiew, Mahapatra, Mohapatra, Nair & Hajong, 2024
- Becquartina bleuzeni Boulard, 2005
- Becquartina electa (Jacobi, 1902) - type species (as Gaeana decorata Kato)[a]
- Becquartina ruiliensis Chou & Yao, 1985
- Becquartina versicolor Boulard, 2005
- Synonyms: B. bifasciata, Sinopsaltria bifasciata, B. decorata, Gaeana electra [sic] (Jacobi, 1902)
