They are robust cicadas and many have gaudy colors, but they generally lack the butterfly-like opaque wing markings found in many species of the related Tibiceninae.

The genera given below were substantially revised 2010 through 2018 due to additional morphological and molecular phylogenetic analysis.

[1][2][3] The following tribes belong to the subfamily Cicadinae:[4][5][3] The names Platypleurini Schmidt, 1918 and Hamzini Distant 1905 refer to the same tribe.

The question of name priority was submitted to the ICZN for resolution in 2018 (case 3761).

[3] Some notable genera include: Media related to Cicadinae at Wikimedia Commons