Gaeana maculata

Gaeana maculata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Gaeana
Species:
G. maculata
Binomial name
Gaeana maculata
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Cicada maculata Drury, 1773

Gaeana maculata is the type species of cicadas in the genus Gaeana. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773, from China and now three subspecies have been identified:

  1. G. maculata barbouri Liu, 1940
  2. G. maculata distanti Liu, 1940
  3. G. maculata maculata (Drury, 1773) - type (as Cicada maculata Drury)