Clinopsalta

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Clinopsalta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Cicadomorpha
Superfamily: Cicadoidea
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Genus: Clinopsalta
Moulds, 2012 [1]

Clinopsalta is a genus of cicadas, also known as acacia cicadas, in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It was described in 2012 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds. Acacia cicadas are found in much of inland Australia and have been recorded in all mainland states as well as the Northern Territory. [1]

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Etymology

The genus name Clinopsalta is derived from the Latin clinata (‘bent’ or ‘sloping’), with reference to the shape of the forewing costa of the type species, combined with Latin psalta (from psaltria, a female harpist) which is a traditional suffix for many cicada generic names. [1]

Species

As of 2025 there were four described species in the genus: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Moulds, MS (2012). "A review of the genera of Australian cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3287: 1–262 [78]. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  2. ↑ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Clinopsalta Moulds, 2012". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-10.


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