Falcatpsalta

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Falcatpsalta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Cicadomorpha
Superfamily: Cicadoidea
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Genus: Falcatpsalta
Owen & Moulds, 2016 [1] [2]

Falcatpsalta is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2016 by entomologists Christopher Owen and Maxwell Sydney Moulds. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The genus name Falcatpsalta is a combination derived from Latin falcatus (‘sickle-shaped’), with reference to the shape of the upper pygofer lobes, and psalta, a traditional suffix used in the generic names of many cicada species. [1]

Species

As of 2025 there was one described species in the genus: [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Owen, CL; Moulds, MS (2016). "Systematics and phylogeny of the Australian cicada genus Pauropsalta Goding and Froggatt, 1904 and allied genera (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettini)". Records of the Australian Museum. 68: 117–200 [188]. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  2. 1 2 "Genus Falcatpsalta Owen & Moulds, 2016". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  3. ↑ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Falcatpsalta Owen and Moulds, 2016". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-15.


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