Key to described exuviae of Southern African cicadas 1 Distance between itf and pft longer than pft (Fig. 2). Antennae short, not reaching beyond front of head ..................................................................... Pycna semiclara – Distance between itf and pft as long as pft (see Villet 1989: fig. 3). Antennae long, reaching beyond front of head.................................................................................2 2 Clypeus somewhat pointed in profile. Abdomen curved downward, with distinct waist in dorsal view. Gap between bases of itf and pft wide and rounded................ ................................................................................................ Platypleurastridula – Clypeus rounded, bulbous in profile. Abdomen at most slightly curved, without waist in dorsal view. Gap between bases of itf and pft narrow and pointed.............. ............................................................................................... Platypleura capensis

Published as part of Midgley, John M., Bouwer, Nicolette & Villet, Martin H., 2013, The final instar exuvium of Pycna semiclara Germar, 1834 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae), pp. 171-175 in African Invertebrates 54 (1) on page 174, DOI: 10.5733/afin.054.0109, http://zenodo.org/record/5562870