An Appraisal of the Higher Classification of Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) with Special Reference to the Australian Fauna Author Moulds, MS text Records of the Australian Museum 2005 2005-11-30 57 3 375 446 https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1447 journal article 263912 10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1447 0e5dc21c-0971-430f-95e2-8d3aa91ebeb0 2201-4349 8239161 Key to the families and subfamilies of Cicadoidea 1 Pronotum greatly expanded and concealing majority of mesonotum ................................................................................................................. Tettigarctidae —— Pronotum not expanded over mesonotum, much smaller than mesonotum ............................................................................................................. Cicadidae ..... 2 2 Metanotum entirely concealed at dorsal midline ........................................................... Cicadinae —— Metanotum partly visible at dorsal midline ................................................................................... 3 3 Hind wing veins RP and M fused at their bases; supra-antennal plate usually (but not always) meeting or nearly meeting eye ................................... Cicadettinae —— Hind wing veins RP and M unfused at their bases; distance between supra-antennal and eye about equal to length of antennal plate ................................. Tettigadinae