Planopleura is a genus of Asian cicadas in the tribe Platypleurini, erected by Young June Lee in 2024.Lee YJ (2024) Descriptions of two new cicada genera and a new species of Platypleurini (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae), with some taxonomic changes and comments on the genus Platypleura Amyot & Audinet-Serville. Journal of Insect Biodiversity, 54(2), 48–57. available here He named it from the Latin 'plano-' meaning flat and the similar (type genus of the tribe) Platypleura, where several species were placed previously. Species distribution records include: India, China, Korea, Japan, Indochina, Malesia through to New Guinea.World Auchenorrhyncha Database: genus Planopleura Lee, 2024 (retrieved 10 June 2025)
Species The World Auchenorrhyncha Database includes: Planopleura albivannata – Japan Planopleura assamensis Planopleura dinagatensis Planopleura elizabethae Planopleura fuscangulis Planopleura kaempferi(ja) – Japan, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Russia, Korean Peninsula – type species by original designation of Planopleura Planopleura kuroiwae – Japan Planopleura miyakona – Japan Planopleura ridleyana - Vietnam, western Malesia Planopleura takasagona Planopleura transitiva - Philippines Planopleura yayeyamana – Japan
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External links Images at iNaturalist