Taphura Stål, 1862

Type species. Cicada misella Stål, 1862 (Brazil) .

Remarks. Our records extend the distribution of the genus into Argentina. Species of the genus are recorded from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Panama, Peru, Surinam, and Venezuela (Metcalf 1963c; Duffels & van der Laan 1985; Wolda & Ramos 1992; Sanborn 2007a; 2010a; 2011b; 2013).