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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Tribe: | Oncotympanini |
| Genus: | Mata Distant, 1906 |
| Species | |
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Mata is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are currently five described species in Mata.[1] In 2021, three new species were described from Meghalaya, India.[2]
Species
These five species belong to the genus Mata:[3][2]
- Mata kama (Distant, 1881)
- Mata lenonia Sarkar, Mahapatra, Mohapatra, Nair & Kunte, 2021
- Mata meghalayana Sarkar, Mahapatra, Mohapatra, Nair & Kunte, 2021
- Mata rama Distant, 1912
- Mata ruffordii Sarkar, Mahapatra, Mohapatra, Nair & Kunte, 2021
References
- ^ "Mata". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ a b Sarkar, Vivek; Mahapatra, Cuckoo; Mohapatra, Pratyush P.; Nair, Manoj V.; Kunte, Krushnamegh (2021-01-13). "Description of three new species of the genus Mata Distant, 1906 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae: Oncotympanini) with notes on their natural history from Indian state of Meghalaya, India". Zootaxa. 4908 (1): zootaxa.4908.1.1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4908.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33756630.
- ^ "Browse Mata". Catalogue of Life. 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. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1447. 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 (2): 166–239. doi:10.3390/d5020166.
- Van Duzee, E.P. (1915). "A preliminary review of the West coast Cicadidae". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 23 (1): 21–44. JSTOR 25003648.
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