Amica (cicada)

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Amica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Superfamily: Cicadoidea
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Pictilini
Genus: Amica
Moulds & Marshall, 2025 [1] [2]

Amica is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Pictilini. It is native to Australia. It was described in 2025 by Australian entomologists Maxwell Sydney Moulds and David C. Marshall. [1] [2]

Species

As of 2025 there were two valid species in the genus: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Moulds, MS; Marshall, DC (2025). "New genera and species of cicadas from arid Australia (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae)". Megataxa. 17 (1): 1–40 [12].
  2. 1 2 3 "Genus Amica Moulds & Marshall, 2025". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-21.