Gudanga

Gudanga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Cicadomorpha
Superfamily:	Cicadoidea
Family:	Cicadidae
Subfamily:	Cicadettinae
Genus:	Gudanga ; Distant, 1905

Last updated December 04, 2025

Gudanga is a genus of cicadas, also known as blackwings, in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1905 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.^[1]^[2]

Species

As of 2025 there were 11 described species in the genus:^[3]^[2]

Gudanga adamsi Moulds, 1996 (Northern Brigalow Blackwing)
Gudanga aurea Moulds, 1996 (Golden Blackwing)
Gudanga boulayi Distant, 1905 (Red Blackwing)
Gudanga browni (Distant, 1913) (Orange Blackwing)
Gudanga emmotti Ewart and Popple, 2013 (Noonbah Blackwing)
Gudanga kalgoorliensis Moulds, 1996 (Kalgoorlie Blackwing)
Gudanga kolos Moulds & Marshall, 2025 (Wingpatch)
Gudanga lithgowae Ewart and Popple, 2013 (Southern Brigalow Blackwing)
Gudanga nowlandi Ewart and Popple, 2013 (Mulga Blackwing)
Gudanga pterolongata Olive, 2007 (Croydon Blackwing)
Gudanga solata Moulds, 1996 (Dark Red Blackwing)

References

1 2 Distant, WL (1905). "Rhynchotal notes–XXXIV". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (16): 203–221 [217].
1 2 3 "Genus Gudanga Distant, 1905". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
↑ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Gudanga Distant, 1905". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-18.

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[distant1905-1] 1 2 Distant, WL (1905). "Rhynchotal notes–XXXIV". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (16): 203–221 [217].

[afd-2] 1 2 3 "Genus Gudanga Distant, 1905". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-18.

[popple-3] L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Gudanga Distant, 1905". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-18.

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