Brevisiana Explained

Brevisiana is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least three described species in Brevisiana, found in southern Africa.

Species

These three species belong to the genus Brevisiana:

• Brevisiana brevis (Walker, 1850) (Shrill Thorntree Cicada) (Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Malawi)
• Brevisiana niveonotata (Butler, 1874) (Kenya)
• Brevisiana quartaui Boulard, 1972 (Angola)