Proretinata

Proretinata is a monotypic genus of Asian cicadas belonging to the tribe Polyneurini (subtribe Polyneurina); it was erected by Chou and Yao in 1986,^[2] with the name derived from Greek: πρό (before) and retina (Latin for net, strap or rope), referring to the grey-white transverse stripe on the forewing.^[1]

Proretinata
Proretinata floridula, male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Subfamily:	Cicadinae
Tribe:	Polyneurini
Genus:	Proretinata Chou & Yao, 1986
Species:	P. floridula
Binomial name
Proretinata floridula (Distant, 1904)
Synonyms[1]
List Angamiana bauflei Boulard, 1994 Angamiana beauflei [sic] (Boulard, 1994) Angamiana floridula beauflei [sic] (Distant, 1904) Angamiana florida (Hayashi, 1982) non Distant, 1904 Angamiana florida [sic] (Distant, 1904) Proretinata fuscula Chou & Yao, 1986 Angamiana masamii Boulard, 2005 Angamiana melanoptera Boulard, 2005 Proretinata vemacula Chou & Yao, 1986 Proretinata vemaculata [sic] Chou & Yao, 1986 Proretinata yunnanensis Chou & Yao, 1986

Species, distribution and nomenclature

The single species Proretinata floridula (Distant, 1904) was long placed in the genus Angamiana (erected by Distant), but moved in 2024^[3] after synonymy was established with the type Proretinata fuscula Chou & Yao, 1986. The distribution records for this species include southern China and Indochina.^[1]