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 10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1447 2201-4349 Key to the tribes of Australian Cicadettinae (= Tibicininae auct .) Some characters used here for distinguishing Australian tribes may not be applicable to some non- Australian species belonging to these tribes. 1 Fore wing with 9 or more apical cells ........................................................................................... 2 —— Fore wing with 8 apical cells ......................................................................................................... 3 2 Head narrower than maximum width of pronotum ................................................... Chlorocystini —— Head wider than maximum width of pronotum .............................. Taphurini (subtribe Tryellina ) 3 Fore wing costa broadest near node .......................................................................... Chlorocystini —— Fore wing costa not broadest near node, tending to be parallelsided ............................................................................................................................................... 4 4 Hind wing veins CuP and 1A fused in part ........................................................................ Prasiini —— Hind wing veins CuP and 1A unfused ........................................................................................... 5 5 Fore wing veins M and CuA meeting the basal cells with their stems confluent .............................................................................................................. Cicadettini —— Fore wing veins M and CuA meeting the basal cell clearly separated ......................................................................................................................................... 6 6 Male ................................................................................................................................................ 7 —— Female ...................................................................... Cicadettini or Taphurini (subtribe Tryellina ) 7 Opercula within confines of tympanal cavity ................................................................ Cicadettini —— Opercula extending distally beyond tympanal cavity ..................... Taphurini (subtribe Tryellina )