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| Genus: | Arunta Distant, 1904 |
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Arunta is a genus of cicada in the thophini tribe of the Cicadinae subfamily and is allied to the genus Thopha . Two species have been described, Arunta perulata and A. interclusa . These are the only Australian cicada species that have adapted to living in mangroves. [1]
The Cicadinae are a subfamily of cicadas, containing the translucent cicadas. They are robust cicadas and many have gaudy colors, but they generally lack the butterfly-like opaque wing markings found in many species of the related Tibiceninae.
Aleeta is a genus of cicadas with the only species Aleeta curvicosta, one of Australia's most familiar insects. Native to the continent's eastern coastline, it was described in 1834 by Ernst Friedrich Germar.
Psaltoda is a genus of cicada found in eastern Australia. Originally described by Carl Stål, the type species is Psaltoda moerens known as the redeye, and P. plaga is a well-known species from eastern Australia, known as the black prince. Fifteen species are recognised. Relationships of the species with each other remains unclear.
Arunta perulata is a large cicada native to Australia. It is also known as the white drummer cicada. The name floury baker was previously applied to this species, but that name is now specific to Aleeta curvicosta.
Thopha is a genus of cicada native to Australia. Five species are recognised, the double drummer, the northern double drummer, the golden drummer, T. emmotti and T. hutchinsoni. Within sessiliba, two subspecies are recognized, the nominotypical form and T. sessiliba clamoris Moulds and Hill.
Macrotristria angularis, commonly known as the cherrynose, is an Australian cicada native to eastern Australia, where it is found in sclerophyll forests.
Macrotristria is a genus of cicada in the cryptotympanini tribe of the Cicadinae subfamily. Twenty five species are listed in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Diemeniana is a genus of cicada in the cicadettini tribe of the Cicadinae subfamily native to Australia. Five species have been described.
Cystosoma is a genus of cicada in of the Cicadinae subfamily native to Australia. Two species have been described.
Henicopsaltria is a genus of cicada in the Arenopsaltriini tribe of the Cicadinae subfamily. Four species have been described. The razorgrinder is the type species.
Diceroprocta is a genus of scrub cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least 60 described species in Diceroprocta.
Cicadettinae is a subfamily of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. About 230 genera and 1,200 described species are placed in the Cicadettinae.
Platypedia is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are more than 20 described species in Platypedia.
Clidophleps is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are about eight described species in Clidophleps.
Neocicada is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, with about five described species.
Cornuplura is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least three described species in Cornuplura.
Beameria is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least three described species in Beameria.
Okanagodes is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least two described species in Okanagodes.
Pagiphora is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, found in the western Palearctic. There are about five described species in Pagiphora.
Yoyetta is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. The genus was erected in 2012 to accommodate nine Australian species previously assigned to the genus Cicadetta.
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