Cicadatra pazukii, a new cicada species, with an identification key to the species of Cicadatra in Iran (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)

Abstract

This study presents the morphological description of a new species, Cicadatra pazukii sp. nov., collected from Iran, also providing the diagnosis of the new species with closely related species. An identification key for the Cicadatra species of Iran is submitted. Adding the new species to the list of recorded species of the family Cicadidae in Iran, the number of cicadas in the country becomes 44, including 18 species of the genus Cicadatra.