Amica (cicada)

Amica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Superfamily:	Cicadoidea
Family:	Cicadidae
Subfamily:	Cicadettinae
Tribe:	Pictilini
Genus:	Amica ; Moulds & Marshall, 2025

Last updated September 22, 2025

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]

Amica glauca Moulds & Marshall, 2025
Amica sitis Moulds & Marshall, 2025

References

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].
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.

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[m&m2025-1] 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].

[afd-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.

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