Tribe Taphurini Distant 1905 (cicada)
Insecta - Hemiptera - Cicadidae
Parent taxon: Cicadinae according to M. S. Moulds 2018
Sister taxa: Arenopsaltriini, Burbungini, Cicadini, Cosmopsaltriini, Dundubiini, Fidicinini, Leptopsaltriini, Oncotympanini, Platypleurini, Polyneurini, Psithyristriini, Sonatini, Tacuini
Subtaxa: Minyscapheus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber, La Bucara mine (Poinar coll) (Miocene to Miocene of Dominican Republic)