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Sanborn, Allen F., Phillips, Polly K. & Sites, Robert W., 2007, Biodiversity, biogeography, and bibliography of the cicadas of Thailand (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae), Zootaxa 1413, pp. 1-46 : 34

Muda undescribed species B

Species removed from the Thai Cicada fauna

The following species are removed from the Thai fauna. The rationale for removal is listed after each species.

Chremistica bimaculata ( Olivier, 1790) . Thai specimens determined as C. bimaculata are actually an undescribed species ( Yaakop et al. 2005).

Cryptotympana vesta ( Distant, 1904c) . These specimens are probably C. gracilis Hayashi (Hayashi 1987b) . Considering the distribution of C. vesta , an Indian species (Metcalf, 1963a), this is probably correct.

Kalamata javanensis Distant, 1905c. Siam is listed as a question in Moulton (1923), who then states the species is restricted to Java.

Terpnosia andersoni Distant, 1892 . Location in Ishihara (1961) is Nam Tha, Laos, not Thailand. Other localities include India, China, and Burma (Metcalf, 1963a), so the species may eventually be collected in Thailand.

Terpnosia psecas ( Walker, 1850) . Moulton (1923) said it was “possible to refer a specimen from Siam ” but could not conclusively identify a specimen from Thailand. Because no one else has reported a specimen from Thailand, the species is removed from the fauna.

Platylomia radha ( Distant, 1881) . Indochina specimens of P. radha were reassigned to the resurrected P. operculata ( Boulard, 2005b) . Platylomia radha is primarily an Indian species (Metcalf, 1963b).

Platylomia similis ( Distant, 1888b) . Specimens from Moulton (1923) are actually an undescribed species ( Beuk, 1998). Platylomia similis is an Indian species (Metcalf, 1963b).

Platylomia spinosa ( Fabricius, 1787) . Beuk (1996) questions accuracy of labels in his revision of the group. Beuk, 1999: 12–25, Fig. 2 –12, lists Ban Tong 8o 03’00”N 100o 31’00”E; Phu Khieo, Chaiyapummh (Chaiyaphum) District, N.E. Thailand, 800 as locations in Thailand. The species is found in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei ( Beuk, 1999).

Dundubia bifasciata Liu, 1940 . Species synonymized with D. hainanensis (Distant, 1901) by Beuk (1996); but this species is not found in Thailand ( Beuk 1996). Thai specimens transferred to D. nagarasingha by Beuk (1996). The species is reported from India, China, and Japan (Metcalf, 1963b).

Pomponia adusta ( Walker, 1850) . Species is restricted to Java. Thai specimens are considered to be examples of P. pendelburyi ( Boulard 2001b, 2005e).

Figures

FIGURE 2. Distribution of the tribes Polyneurini (blue diamonds), Talaingini (green triangles), and subtribes Leptopsaltriaria (orange squares) and Cicadaria (open red circles) of the tribe Cicadini.