Galanga

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

Galanga is a monotypic genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It was described in 2012 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds. The single species occurs in subtropical and warm temperate eastern Australia. [1]

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Etymology

The genus name Galanga was the indigenous name for cicadas used by Aboriginal Australians in the vicinity of what is now Sydney. [1]

Species

As of 2025 there was one described species in the genus: [2]

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Galanga labeculata

References

  1. 1 2 3 Moulds, MS (2012). "A review of the genera of Australian cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3287: 1–262 [110]. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  2. L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Galanga Moulds, 2012". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-10.