Froggattoides

Froggattoides
Froggattoides pallidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Cicadomorpha
Superfamily:	Cicadoidea
Family:	Cicadidae
Subfamily:	Cicadettinae
Genus:	Froggattoides Distant, 1910 [1] [2]

Froggattoides is a genus of cicadas, also known as bent-wings, in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1910 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant. ^{[1] [2]}

Species

As of 2025 there were two described species in the genus: ^{[3] [2]}

• Froggattoides pallidus (Ashton, 1912) (Western Bent-wing)
• Froggattoides typicus Distant, 1910 (Eastern Bent-wing)

References

1. Distant, WL (1910). "Australian Cicadidae with remarks on some recent disputation". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus). 57: 415–420 [417].
2. "Genus Froggattoides Distant, 1910". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
3. L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Froggattoides Distant, 1910". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-18.