Birrima

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Birrima
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Birrima varians
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Cicadomorpha
Superfamily: Cicadoidea
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Genus: Birrima
Distant, 1906 [1] [2]

Birrima is a genus of cicadas, also known as tree-tickers, in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1906 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant. [1] [2]

Species

As of 2025 there were two described species in the genus: [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Distant, WL (1906). "Some undescribed species of Cicadidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (17): 384–389 [388].
  2. 1 2 "Genus Birrima Distant, 1906". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  3. ↑ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Birrima Distant, 1906". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-15.


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