Simona (cicada)

Simona is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least three described species in Simona.[1][2]

Simona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Simona

Species

These three species belong to the genus Simona:

• Simona erema Ewart, Popple & Marshall, 2015 ^{c g}
• Simona retracta Ewart, Popple & Marshall, 2015 ^{c g}
• Simona sancta (Distant, 1913) ^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[1] g = GBIF,[2] b = Bugguide.net

References

1. "Browse Simona". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
2. "Simona". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
3. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-28.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
• Moulds, M.S. (2005). "An Appraisal of the Higher Classification of Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) with Special Reference to the Australian Fauna". Records of the Australian Museum. 57 (3): 375–446. ISSN 0067-1975.
• Sanborn, A.F.; Phillips, P.K. (2013). "Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico" (PDF). Diversity. 5: 166–239.
• Van Duzee, E.P. (1915). "A preliminary review of the West coast Cicadidae". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 23 (1): 21–44.