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Book Reviews 865 SANBORN, A. F. 2014. Catalogue of the Cicadoidea (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha). Academic Press/ Elsevier, London, UK. Hardcover, ISBN 978-0-12-416647-9. viii + 1001 pp. US $112.46. All aspects of Sanborn’s “Catalogue of the Ci- (2011), and many of the resulting new combina- cadoidea” affirm this is a labor of love–carefully tions first appear in Wang et al. (2014). These two prepared, beautifully presented, easy to read, sources were not even indexed in the online ver- and durably bound. Based on this massive com- sion of the Zoological Record as of 7 March 2014. pilation, the superfamily includes two extant Furthermore, Sanborn’s emphasis on organizing families: Tettigarctidae (with only 2 species in the higher taxa based on recent phylogenetic the Australian genus Tettigarcta) and Cicadidae studies enhances the predictive value of his clas- (with 3 subfamilies, 40 tribes, 412 genera, and sification over those that preceded it. more than 2,900 valid species). Cicadas are con- The “Summary Species List” is a simple check- spicuous components of natural environments the list of all cicada taxa listing their synonyms, which world over owing to their distinctive male court- provides a useful overview of the detailed cata- ship calls, relatively large size, and, in the United logue. Based on this summary, I counted roughly States, spectacular mass emergences of Magici- 2,916 valid species, of which about 82 have 2-12 cada. All cicadas feed on plants and, in deposit- valid subspecies each. Counting the valid species ing their eggs, females often injure the stems of and subspecies is arduous and problematic be- various cultivated crops, shrubs, and trees. With cause some names are nomina nuda (unavailable) subterranean nymphs and flying/singing adults, and others appear to be in taxonomic “limbo.” the fascinating life histories and great diversity Examples of the latter are “Chremistica elenae among cicadas beg investigation. What better madagascariensis” and “C. elenae seychellensis,” way to organize our knowledge of these insects described subspecies of “Chremistica elenae,” a than in a catalogue with taxa arranged based on species not treated as a separate entry in the cat- phylogeny. alogue and possibly itself a nomen nudum. The “Contents” section (pp. v-vi, in the hard- The “Bibliography” includes all references cover version) summarizes the higher classifica- Sanborn could locate that mention a cicada ge- tion, along with corresponding page numbers for nus or species in the work, a total of 2,591 pub- families, subfamilies, tribes, and subtribes. It is lications. Thus, the catalogue and bibliography perplexing that the electronic version of the work should serve all areas of biology, both basic and (accessed 7 March 2014) lacks these two pages, applied. The large number of taxonomic works by so essential to informing users of the catalogue’s retired specialists underscores the urgent need to layout. Otherwise, the electronic and hardback train new workers interested in descriptive tax- versions seem to be identical in content. onomy. The Duffels and van der Laan’s 1985 sup- The brief “Introduction” explains that this is plement (falling in the 1981-2010 range of cov- the third in a series of catalogues and bibliog- erage) is omitted from both the bibliography and raphies on the Cicadoidea, which together sum- catalogue, presumably to avoid duplication. This marize the published literature on cicadas. The is in contrast to the series of catalogues on tree- format closely follows its predecessors–Metcalf’s hoppers–by Funkhouser 1927, Metcalf and Wade 1963 catalogue (covering the literature through 1965, McKamey 1998–where each supplement in- 1955) and Duffels and van der Laan’s 1985 sup- dexed the last previous catalogue, thus providing plement (1956-1980). Countries of distribution, useful summaries of past records of distribution, however, are spelled out, rather than given as as well as synonymy, for each species. numerical superscripts. Sanborn focuses on the Two indexes complete the work. The “Index more recent literature, but includes a complete of Cicada Genus-group Names” lists 818 entries. list of extant cicada taxa, with current combina- Among these, I counted 413 valid genera (no sub- tions and synonymies, through 2012. Moreover, genera appear to be recognized as valid at pres- for each work published between 1981 and 2010, ent). The “Index of Cicada Species-group, Subspe- he gives data briefly summarizing the content of cies and Infrasubspecific Names” lists more than that publication under each taxon mentioned. 8,500 entries–many names are invalid (includ- The result is an invaluable resource. ing synonyms and homonyms) or unavailable in The 715-page section “Catalogue of the Ci- terms of zoological nomenclature. A note (top of cadoidea” is remarkably current and complete. page 938) states, in part, “Currently valid taxa Although the cut-off date of the bibliography is are listed in italics . ,” but a few italicized spe- 2010, names of more recently described taxa are cies-group names are nomina nuda, thus unavail- included. Thus, tracking the full citations for new able in terms of zoological nomenclature. With so taxa described since 2010, as well as recent taxo- many names, the indexes are critical to navigat- nomic changes incorporated in the catalogue, may ing the hardback version of the catalogue. More- require outside resources. Using online search over, a comprehensive index (or indexes) cover- tools, I found the source of the synonymy of Hya- ing all taxa and all three catalogues in the series lessa China, 1925 = Sonata Lee, 2009 is Hayashi would be helpful. 866 Florida Entomologist 97(2) June 2014 In a technical work of this magnitude and the title of Akers’ 2007 paper should read “. complexity, a few errors, inconsistencies, and mountain [not ‘mountains’] high. On Sunday 21st omissions are nearly unavoidable. As a treehop- October IFFA held [not ‘neld’] . .” per specialist, I struggled to find even minor Fortunately for cicada enthusiasts, Sanborn flaws worthy of mention. On p. 616, the listing continues Metcalf’s high level of scholarship for “Lembeja harderi Jong and Boer 2004: 266” and exhaustive coverage. Collectively, the series should read “type species of Mariekea” [not Lem- of catalogues of the Cicadoidea document virtu- beja]. In the summary species list (p. 756), under ally everything written on cicadas, an amazing “Becquartina,” “B. octonotata octonotata (Jacobi, achievement. Sanborn’s catalogue, the only cur- 1920)” should read “B. electa (Jacobi, 1920);” also, rent, complete listing of all cicada taxa and a cru- under “Cicada,” “C. barbara (Stål 1866)” should cial index to the literature since 1980, merits a read “C. barbara barbara (Stål, 1866).” In the ge- place in entomological collections and libraries nus-group index, the pages listed for a few genera worldwide. It provides a wealth of information are incomplete (ie., Aedeastria, add pp. “661-663”; for all students, researchers, and others with a Rhadinopyga, add “272-273”; Thaumastopsaltria, serious interest in cicadas and their significance add “628-630”; and Thopha, add “79-81”). In the in the natural world. Like its predecessors, this index to the species-group and infrasubspecific work will likely fuel a surge of research on cicada names, “barbara (Stål, 1866) Cicada” should be systematics, ecology, biology, and behavior. “barbara (Stål, 1866) Cicada barbara;” “barbara lusitanica Boulard, 1982 Cicada” should be “lu- REFERENCES CITED sitanica Boulard, 1982 Cicada barbara;” “Terpno- sia nacua” should be indexed as “nacua Terpno- HAYASHI, M. 2011. Preliminary notes on some taxonom- sia;” and “Tettigonia spinnosa Tettigonia” should ic changes in Japanese Cicadidae. Cicada 20: 2-5. In be indexed as “spinnosa Tettigonia.” Japanese with English summary. In the bibliography, capitalization varies WANG, X., HAYASHI, M., AND WEI, C. 2014. On cicadas among article titles: instead of “. western ci- of Hyalessa maculaticollis complex (Hemiptera, Ci- cada killer wasps,” one finds “. Western Cicada cadidae) of China. ZooKeys 369: 25-41. doi: 10.3897/ killer wasps” under Hastings 1986 and 1989a, zookeys.369.6506 and “. western Cicada Killer wasps” under Lewis L. Deitz Hastings 1990; “Auchenorrhynchous” in Lago & Department of Entomology Testa 2000, and “auchenorrhynchous” in Wilson North Carolina State University & Hillburn 1991; and “membracidae” instead of Raleigh, NC 27695-7613 “Membracidae” in Miranda 2006. Additionally, [email protected].