List of cicadas of Australia

This is a list of the cicadas found in Australia including its outlying islands and territories. The outlying islands covered include: Christmas, Cocos (Keeling), Ashmore, Torres Strait, Coral Sea, Lord Howe, Norfolk, Macquarie, and Heard/McDonald.

The list scope includes outlying islands:
    1. Cocos (Keeling) Islands
    2. Christmas Island
    3. Ashmore Reef
    4. Torres Strait Islands
    5. Lord Howe Island
    6. Norfolk Island
    7. Macquarie Island
    8. Heard Island and McDonald Islands

The taxonomy followed is from Moulds 2012,[1] Marshall 2018,[2] and Popple 2018.[3]

Family Cicadidae Latreille, 1802

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Subfamily Cicadinae Latreille, 1802

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Tribe Burbungini Moulds, 2005

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Genus Burbunga Distant, 1905

Tribe Cicadini Latreille

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Genus Diceropyga Stål, 1870

Tribe Cryptotympanini Handlirsch, 1925

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Genus Anapsaltoda Ashton, 1921

Genus Arenopsaltria Ashton, 1921 (Sandgrinders)

Genus Henicopsaltria Stål, 1866

 
Henicopsaltria eydouxii

Genus Illyria Moulds, 1985

Genus Macrotristria Stål, 1870

 
Macrotristria godingi

Genus Neopsaltoda Distant, 1910

Genus Psaltoda Stål, 1861

 
Psaltoda moerens

Tribe Cyclochilini Distant, 1904

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Genus Cyclochila * Amyot and Serville, 1843

 
Cyclochila australasiae, Greengrocer

Tribe Jassopsaltriini Moulds, 2005

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Genus Jassopsaltria Ashton, 1914

Tribe Platypleurini Schmidt, 1918

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Genus Oxypleura * Amyot and Serville, 1843

Tribe Talcopsaltriini Moulds, 2008

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Genus Talcopsaltria Moulds, 2008

Tribe Tamasini Moulds, 2005

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Genus Parnkalla Distant, 1905

Genus Parnquila Moulds, 2012

Genus Tamasa Distant, 1905

 
Tamasa tristigma

Tribe Thophini Distant, 1904

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Genus Arunta Distant, 1904

Genus Thopha * Amyot and Serville, 1843

Subfamily Cicadettinae Buckton, 1889

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Tribe Cicadettini Buckton, 1889

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Genus Adelia Moulds, 2012

Genus Atrapsalta * Owen & Moulds, 2016

Genus Auscala Moulds, 2012

Genus Birrima Distant, 1906

 
Birrima varians

Genus Caliginopsalta Ewart, 2005

Genus Chelapsalta Moulds, 2012

Genus Clinata Moulds, 2012

Genus Clinopsalta Moulds, 2012

Genus Crotopsalta Ewart, 2005

Genus Diemeniana Distant, 1905

 
Diemeniana frenchi

Genus Dipsopsalta Moulds, 2012

Genus Drymopsalta Ewart, 2005

Genus Erempsalta Moulds, 2012

Genus Ewartia Moulds, 2012

Genus Falcatpsalta * Owen and Moulds, 2016

Genus Froggattoides Distant, 1910

Genus Gagatopsalta Ewart, 2005

Genus Galanga Moulds, 2012

 
Galanga labeculata

Genus Gelidea Moulds, 2012

Genus Graminitigrina Ewart and Marques, 2008

Genus Gudanga Distant, 1905

Genus Haemopsalta * Owen and Moulds, 2016

Genus Heliopsalta Moulds, 2012

Genus Heremusina Ewart, 2018

Genus Kikihia Dugdale, 1972

Genus Kobonga Distant, 1906

Genus Limnopsalta Moulds, 2012

Genus Marteena Moulds, 1986 Mallee Chirper * Marteena rubricincta (Goding and Froggatt, 1904)

Genus Mugadina Moulds, 2012

Genus Myopsalta Moulds, 2012

Genus Nanopsalta Moulds, 2012

Genus Neopunia Moulds, 2012

Genus Noongara Moulds, 2012

Genus Palapsalta Moulds, 2012

Genus Paradina Moulds, 2012

Genus Pauropsalta * Goding and Froggatt, 1904

Large Mallee Squawker * Pauropsalta infuscata (Goding and Froggatt, 1904)

Genus Physeema Moulds, 2012

Genus Pipilopsalta Ewart, 2005

Genus Platypsalta Moulds, 2012

Genus Plerapsalta Moulds, 2012

Genus Popplepsalta * Owen and Moulds, 2016

Genus Punia Moulds, 2012

Genus Pyropsalta Moulds, 2012

Genus Relictapsalta * Owen and Moulds, 2016

Genus Samaecicada* Popple and Emery, 2010

Genus Simona Moulds, 2012

  • Simona erema Ewart, Popple and Marshall, 2015 (Roaring Senna Cicada)
  • Simona retracta Ewart, Popple and Marshall, 2015 (Charleville Eremophila Cicada)
  • Simona sancta (Distant, 1913) (Western Eremophila Cicada)
 
Sylphoides arenaria

Genus Sylphoides Moulds, 2012

Genus Taurella Moulds, 2012

Genus Telmapsalta Moulds, 2012

Genus Terepsalta Moulds, 2012

Genus Toxala Moulds, 2012

Genus Urabunana Distant, 1905

Genus Uradolichos Moulds, 2012

Genus Xeropsalta Ewart, 2018

Genus Yoyetta Moulds, 2012

Tribe Chlorocystini Distant, 1905

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Genus Chlorocysta Westwood, 1851

Genus Cystopsaltria * Goding and Froggatt, 1904

Genus Cystosoma Westwood, 1842

Genus Euthemopsaltria Moulds, 2014

Genus Glaucopsaltria * Goding and Froggatt, 1904

Genus Guineapsaltria de Boer, 1993

Genus Gymnotympana Stål, 1861

Genus Owra Ashton, 1912

Genus Thaumastopsaltria Kirkaldy, 1900

Genus Venustria * Goding and Froggatt, 1904

Tribe Prasiini Matsumura, 1917

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Genus Lembeja Distant, 1883

Tribe Taphurini Distant, 1905

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Genus Aleeta Moulds, 2003

 
Aleeta curvicosta

Genus Tryella Moulds, 2003

Genus Chrysocicada Boulard, 1989

Genus Pictila Moulds, 2012

Family Tettigarctidae Distant, 1905

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Subfamily Tettigarctinae Distant, 1905

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Tribe Tettigarctini Distant, 1905

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Genus Tettigarcta White, 1845

See also

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  • An article in the Sydney Morning Herald describing Australian cicadas.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Moulds, M.S. (2012). "A review of the genera of Australian cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3287. Magnolia Press. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3287.1.1.
  2. ^ Marshall, David C.; Moulds, Max; Hill, Kathy B. R.; Price, Benjamin W.; et al. (2018). "A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification". Zootaxa. 4424 (1). Magnolia Press: 1–64. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4424.1.1. PMID 30313477.
  3. ^ Popple, L.W. "The cicadas of Australia". Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  4. ^ "THE CICADA". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 29 April 1933. p. 9. Retrieved 6 June 2013.