Heremusina

Heremusina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Cicadomorpha
Superfamily:	Cicadoidea
Family:	Cicadidae
Subfamily:	Cicadettinae
Genus:	Heremusina ; Ewart, 2018

Last updated February 04, 2026

Heremusina is a genus of cicadas, also known as watch-winders, in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian entomologist Anthony Ewart.^[1]^[2]

Species

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

Heremusina pipatio Ewart, 2018 (Cloncurry Watch-winder)
Heremusina udeoecetes Ewart, 2018 (Alice Springs Watch-winder)

References

1 2 Ewart, A (2018). "A new genus of grass cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae) from Queensland, with descriptions of their songs". Zootaxa. 4413 (1): 1–56 [4].
1 2 3 "Genus Heremusina Ewart, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
↑ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Heremusina Ewart, 2018". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-19.

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[ewart2018-1] 1 2 Ewart, A (2018). "A new genus of grass cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae) from Queensland, with descriptions of their songs". Zootaxa. 4413 (1): 1–56 [4].

[afd-2] 1 2 3 "Genus Heremusina Ewart, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-19.

[popple-3] L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Heremusina Ewart, 2018". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-19.

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