Heliopsalta

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

Heliopsalta 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 southern Queensland. [1]

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Etymology

The genus name Heliopsalta is a combination of Greek helios (the sun), and psalta from Latin psaltria (a female harpist), a traditional suffix in the generic names of cicadas. [1]

Species

As of 2025 there was one 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 [126]. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  2. ↑ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Heliopsalta Moulds, 2012". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-10.


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