List of cicadas of Australia

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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

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The taxonomy followed is from Moulds, 1990.[1] The genus Abricta has since been split.[2]

Contents

Family Tettigarctidae

Genus Tettigarcta

Family Cicadidae

Subfamily Cicadinae

Tribe Platypleurini

Subtribe Platypleuraria
Genus Oxypleura

Tribe Thopini

Genus Thopha
Genus Arunta

Tribe Cyclochilini

Genus Cyclochila
Genus Arenopsaltria
Genus Henicopsaltria
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Henicopsaltria eydouxii
Genus Anapsaltoda
Genus Neopsaltoda
Genus Psaltoda
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Psaltoda moerens

Tribe Tibicenini

Genus Macrotristria

Tribe Dundubiini

Subtribe Cosmopsaltriaria
Genus Diceropyga

Tribe Cicadini

Genus Tamasa (genus)
Genus Illyria (genus)

Subfamily Cicadettinae[3]

Tribe Parnisini

Genus Quintilia (genus)
Genus Jassopsaltria
Genus Diemeniana
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Diemeniana frenchi
Genus Gudanga

Tribe Taphurini

Genus Aleeta
Abricta curvicosta
Genus Tryella
Genus Parnkalla (genus)
Genus Marteena
Genus Burbunga

Tribe Cicadettini[3]

Genus Drymopsalta[3]
Genus Kobonga
Genus Pauropsalta
Genus Cicadetta
Genus Notopsalta
Genus Kikihia
Genus Birrima
Genus Urabunana
Genus Froggattoides

Tribe Prasiini

Genus Lembeja

Tribe Chlorocystini

Genus Venustria
Genus Baeturia
Genus Owra
Genus Chlorocysta
Genus Glaucopsaltria
Genus Thaumastopsaltria

Tribe Hemidictyini

Genus Cystosoma
Genus Cystopsaltria

See also

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

References

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