Arenopsaltria dryas

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Arenopsaltria dryas
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Arenopsaltria
Species:
A. dryas
Binomial name
Arenopsaltria dryas
Moulds & Marshall, 2025 [1] [2]

Arenopsaltria dryas is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2025 by entomologists Maxwell Sydney Moulds and David Marshall. [2] [1]

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Etymology

The specific epithet dryas refers to the wood-nymphs of Greek mythology known as dryads. [1]

Description

Measured forewing length was 31.8–38.3 mm in males, 33.0–38.9 mm in females; body length 24.5–31.0 mm in males, 25.9–32.7 mm in females [1]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in the arid Mid West region of Western Australia where it has been recorded from the Murchison and Yalgoo bioregions. [2] [1]

Behaviour

Adults occupy Acacia , Eucalyptus and Grevillea trees, uttering coarse, whining, buzzing calls. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Moulds, MS; Marshall, DC (2025). "New genera and species of cicadas from arid Australia (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae)". Megataxa. 17 (1): 1–40 [11]. doi:10.11646/megataxa.17.1.1 . Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Arenopsaltria dryas Moulds & Marshall, 2025". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-25.