Kobonga

Kobonga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Cicadomorpha
Superfamily:	Cicadoidea
Family:	Cicadidae
Subfamily:	Cicadettinae
Genus:	Kobonga ; Distant, 1906

Last updated September 19, 2025

Kobonga is a genus of cicadas, also known as dingers or clickers, in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1906 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.^[1]^[2]

Species

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

Kobonga apicans Moulds and Kopestonsky, 2001 (Northern Robust Clicker)
Kobonga apicata (Ashton, 1914) (Western Clicker)
Kobonga froggatti Distant, 1913 (Maroon Clicker )
Kobonga fuscomarginata (Distant, 1914) (Slow Dinger)
Kobonga godingi (Distant, 1905) (Southern Robust Clicker)
Kobonga oxleyi (Distant, 1882) (Moree Dinger)
Kobonga umbrimargo (Walker, 1858) (Orange Clicker)

References

1 2 Distant, WL (1906). "Some undescribed species of Cicadidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (17): 384–389 [387–388].
1 2 3 "Genus Kobonga Distant, 1906". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
↑ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Kobonga Distant, 1906". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-18.

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[distant1906-1] 1 2 Distant, WL (1906). "Some undescribed species of Cicadidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (17): 384–389 [387–388].

[afd-2] 1 2 3 "Genus Kobonga Distant, 1906". 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 Kobonga Distant, 1906". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-18.

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