Tettigarctidae

The Tettigarctidae, known as the hairy cicadas, are a small relict (mostly extinct) family of primitive cicadas. Along with more than 20 extinct genera, Tettigarctidae contains a single extant genus, Tettigarcta, with two extant species, one from southern Australia (T. crinita) and one from the island of Tasmania (T. tomentosa). Numerous fossil species have been described from the Late Triassic onwards. Tettigarcta are the closest living relatives of the true cicadas.

Genera

Only one genus in the family Tettigarctidae is not extinct, Tettigarcta.

Many fossil genera have been historically attributed to this family. However, it has been argued that Tettigarctidae including all of these fossil species is a paraphyletic group that also includes some cicadas that are more closely related to Cicadidae than to Tettigarcta.

Dates given in million years ago (Ma).

Family Tettigarctidae

• † Hpanraais <small>Jiang et al. 2019</small> - Burmese amber, Myanmar, mid Cretaceous (latest Albian-earliest Cenomanian) ~99 Ma (considered by some to be a synonym of Cretotettigarcta).
• † Mesodiphthera <small>Tillyard, 1919</small> Blackstone Formation Australia, Late Triassic (Norian) 227–208.5 Ma
• † Tardilly <small>Lambkin, 2019</small> Blackstone Formation Australia, 227–208.5 Ma

Subfamily Cicadoprosbolinae Evans, 1956

• † Maculaprosbole <small>Zheng et al. 2016</small> - Daohugou Beds, China, Middle Jurassic 164.7 to 155.7 Ma

• Tribe Turutanoviini Scherbakov, 2008
• † Hirtaprosbole <small>Liu et al. 2016</small> - Daohugou Beds, China, 164.7 to 155.7 Ma
• † Sanmai <small>Chen, Zhang & Wang B 2016</small> - Daohugou Beds, China, 164.7 to 155.7 Ma (argued to be more closely related to Cicadidae)
• † Shuraboprosbole <small>Becker-Migdisova 1949</small> (syn- Paraprosbole <small>Whalley 1985</small> according to Chen et al 2016) Sagul Formation Kyrgyzstan, Charmouth Mudstone Formation, United Kingdom, Early Jurassic, Daohugou Beds, China, Middle Jurassic 189.6 to 163.5 Ma (argued to be more closely related to Cicadidae)
• † Tianyuprosbole <small>Chen, Wang, Zhang & Wang, 2014</small> - Daohugou Beds, China, Middle Jurassic 164.7 to 163.5 Ma
• † Turutanovia <small>Becker-Migdisova 1949</small> - Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Late Jurassic Gurvan-Eren Formation Mongolia, Early Cretaceous 164.7 to 112.6 Ma
• Tribe Cicadoprosbolini Evans, 1956
• † Burmaprosbole <small>Qiao et al, 2021</small> Burmese amber, Myanmar, 99 Ma
• † Diphtheropsis <small>Martynov 1937</small> - Dzhil Formation, Sulyukta Formation Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Early Jurassic 189.6 to 183.0 Ma
• † Cicadoprosbole <small>Becker-Migdisova 1947</small> - Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Early Jurassic 201.6 to 189.6 Ma
• † Macrotettigarcta <small>Chen and Wang 2016</small> - Daohugou Beds, China, Middle Jurassic 164.7 to 163.5 Ma (argued to be more closely related to Cicadidae)
• † Elkinda <small>Shcherbakov 1988</small> - Turga Formation, Russia, Early Cretaceous 125.45 to 122.46 Ma
• † Shaanxiarcta <small>Shcherbakov 2008</small> - Fengjiashan Formation, China, Early Cretaceous 136.4 to 125.45 Ma
• † Hylaeoneura <small>Lameere and Severin 1897</small> - Sainte-Barbe Clays Formation, Belgium, Early Cretaceous, 130.0 to 122.46 Ma
• † Vetuprosbole <small>Fu, Cai and Huang, 2019</small> Burmese amber, Myanmar, 99 Ma (argued to be more closely related to Cicadidae)
• †"Liassocicada" ignota <small>Brodie 1845</small>, Lilstock Formation, United Kingdom, Late Triassic (Rhaetian) 205.6 - 201.6 Ma
• Tribe Architettigini Scherbakov, 2008
• † Architettix <small>Hamilton 1990</small> - Crato Formation, Brazil, Early Cretaceous (late Aptian) ~113 Ma

Subfamily Tettigarctinae Distant, 1905

• †Cretotettigarcta <small>Fu, Cai and Huang, 2019</small> Burmese amber, Myanmar, 99 Ma (argued to be more closely related to Cicadidae)

• Tribe Protabanini Hong, 1982
• † Eotettigarcta <small>Zeuner 1944</small> - Ardtun Head, Isle of Mull, United Kingdom, Paleocene 58.7 to 55.8 Ma
• † Liassocicada <small>Bode 1953</small> - Posidonia Shale Germany, Early Jurassic 183.0 - 182.0 Ma
• † Magrebarcta <small>Shcherbakov 2008</small> - Douiret Formation, Tunisia, Early Cretaceous 125.45 to 112.6 Ma
• † Protabanus <small>Hong 1982</small> - Jiulongshan Formation, China, Middle Jurassic 164.7 to 163.5 Ma
• † Sunotettigarcta <small>Hong 1983</small> - Daohugou Beds, Jiulongshan Formation, China, Middle Jurassic Karabastau Formation Kazakhstan, Late Jurassic 164.7 to 155.7 Ma
• † Tettagalma <small>Menon 2005</small> - Crato Formation, Brazil, 122.46 to 112.6 Ma
• † Maculaferrum <small>Demers-Potvin et al 2020</small> - Redmond Formation, Canada, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) 99.7 to 94.3 Ma

• Tribe Meunierini Boulard et Nel, 1990
• † Kisylia <small>Martynov 1937</small> - Kyzyl-Kiya, Kyrgyzstan, Early Jurassic 189.6 to 183.0 Ma
• † Meuniera <small>Piton 1936</small> - Menat Formation, France, Paleocene 58.7 to 55.8 Ma
• Tribe Tettigarctini Distant, 1905
• † Paratettigarcta <small>Kaulfuss & Moulds 2015</small> - Hindon Maar, New Zealand, Miocene 23.03 to 15.97 Ma
• Tettigarcta <small>White, 1845</small> - Australia, extant

See also

• List of cicadas of Australia

References

External links

• CSIRO Tettigarctid page
• A photo of a Tettigarcta tomentosa