Mata (cicada) explained

Mata is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are currently five described species in Mata. In 2021, three new species were described from Meghalaya, India.

Species

These five species belong to the genus Mata:

• Mata kama (Distant, 1881)
• Mata lenonia
• Mata meghalayana
• Mata rama Distant, 1912
• Mata ruffordii

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 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. 10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1447. 0067-1975.
• Sanborn . A.F.. Phillips . P.K.. 2013. Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico. Diversity. 5. 2. 166–239. 10.3390/d5020166. free.
• Van Duzee . E.P.. 1915. A preliminary review of the West coast Cicadidae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 23. 1. 21–44. 25003648.