Cicada (Homoptera : Cicadoidea) type material in the collections of the American Museum of Natural History, California Academy of Sciences, Snow Entomological Museum, Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, and the United States National Museum

This work is a comprehensive listing of the type material of the cicadas fo und in the collections of the American Museum of Natural History, Californi a Academy of Sciences, Snow Entomological Museum, Staten Island Institute o f Arts and Sciences, and the United States National Museum. I have included all type material identified in the collections. The California Academy of Sciences collection contains 4 types, 17 holotypes, 14 lectotypes, 19 allo types, and 257 paratypes from 64 species in 14 genera. The American Museum of Natural History contains 105 types, 2 holotypes, 8 co-types, 64 allotype s, and 149 paratypes from 136 species in 27 genera. Lectotypes and allotype s for Tibicen linnei and T. lyricen var. engelhardti are designated. In add ition, an allotype (one of a pair) of Platypedia putnami var. lutea is desi gnated as a paratype. The Snow Museum has 10 types, 6 allotypes, and 351 pa ratypes from 35 species in 8 genera in the collection. The Staten island In stitute collection contains 15 types, 8 syntypes, 10 co-types, 5 allotypes, and 1,327 paratypes From 116 species in 24 genera. The U.S. National Museu m contains 55 types, 178 co-types, 11 allotypes, and paratypes from 111 spe cies of 36 genera identified. References to the original species descriptio ns are provided.