The cicada genusTugelanaDistant 1912 and its only species are redescribed. The genus is best characterized by the shape of the male urite.T. butleriDistant 1912 is found on the coastal plateau of southern Mocambique and the adjoining tropical part of South Africa.Tugelanais most closely related to the generaAzanicadaVillet 1989,SystophlochiusVillet 1989 andPlatypleuraAmyot & Serville 1843, which form a clade within the tribe Platypleurini Schmidt 1918.