Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Laos, with the description of four new genera and two new species

This paper provides the first faunal checklist for the family Cicadidae (Insecta: Hemiptera) in Laos, comprising 60 species belonging to 33 genera. Aetanna pallidula n. sp. and Aetanna curta n. sp. are described as new to science. Cabecita draluobi (Boulard 2003) n. comb. and Hea yunnanensis Chou & Yao 1995 are added to the cicada fauna of Laos. Megapomponia imperatoria (Westwood 1842), which was recorded erroneously, is removed from the fauna. Unipomponia n. gen., Paranosia n. gen., Aetanna n. gen., and Cabecita n. gen. are erected. Nipponosemia Kato 1925 is synonymized with Vagitanus Distant 1918. Transfers of many species from one genus to another are made. Trengganua Moulton 1923 is transferred to Gaeanini Distant 1905 from Tosenini Amyot & Audinet-Serville 1843. Talainga Distant 1890 and Paratalainga He 1984 are transferred to Gaeanini from Talaingini Myers 1929, synonymizing Talaingini n. syn. with Gaeanini. Chloropsalta Haupt 1920 is transferred to Cicadatrini Distant 1905 from Gaeanini. Bijaurana Distant 1912 is placed in Cicadatrini.