Quesada gigas (Olivier, 1790)

(Cicadinae: Hyantiini)

has a wide geographical distribution, with occurrences in North America, Antilles (Metcalf 1963), and Central America (Young 1976; 1980; 1981; Sanborn 2006). In Brazil this species is found in the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná, Ceará, Espírito Santo (Martinelli and Zucchi 1997a), Bahia (Marques et al. 2004), Pará, Maranhão (Zanuncio 2004) and Distrito Federal (Motta 2003). Among cicadas, Q. gigas has been considered to be a major pest of coffee crops (Martinelli and Zucchi 1997b).