Philipurana

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Philipurana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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.[1] 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.[2]

Species

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The World Auchenorrhyncha Database[2] includes:

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

References

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