Biura
| Biura | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Subfamily: | Cicadinae |
| Tribe: | Dundubiini |
| Subtribe: | Aolina |
| Genus: | Biura Lee & Sanborn, 2015 |
| Species: | B. bicolora
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| Binomial name | |
| Biura bicolora (Sanborn, 2009)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Haphsa bicolora Sanborn, 2009 | |
Biura is a monotypic genus of Asian cicadas in the tribe Dundubiini (subtribe Aolina); it was erected by Young June Lee and Allen Sanborn in 2015;[2] Lee named the genus from a Korean word biura, meaning 'to empty': it is a Korean imperative "to clear the mind before starting an important project".[1]
Species
[edit]The single species is Biura bicolora (Sanborn, 2009), which has been recorded from Vietnam only.[1] Sanborn had originally placed the holotype specimen (a male that had been collected near Pleiku in 1967) in the similar and closely related genus Haphsa.[3] The species name, meaning two colours, refers to the contrasting colours of the head, thorax and abdomen.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c World Auchenorrhyncha Database: genus Biura Lee & Sanborn, 2015 (retrieved 18 June 2025)
- ^ Lee YJ, Sanborn AF (2015) Erection of a new genus Biura gen. nov., of the subtribe Aolina (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae: Dundubiini). Zootaxa, 4044(4), 596–598.
- ^ Sanborn AF (2009) Two new species of cicadas from Vietnam (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 12, 307–312.