Genus Calyria Stål, 1862

Calyria Stål 1862: 22 .

TYPE SPECIES. Cicada (Calyria) blanda Stål 1862: 22 . (Brazil)

Remarks. Species of Calyria are characterized by five apical cells in the hind wings, ocelli that are well separated from the base of the head, and the postcostal area of the fore wing is not distinct (Distant 1906). The ventrolateral postclypeus is flattened without an obvious extension at the apex and the pronotum has parallel lateral surfaces for most of its length.

Distribution. The species was reported previously from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, and Venezuela (Metcalf 1963c; Sanborn 2013; 2014; Sanborn & Heath 2014).