Marteena

Marteena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Cicadomorpha
Superfamily:	Cicadoidea
Family:	Cicadidae
Subfamily:	Cicadettinae
Genus:	Marteena ; Moulds, 1986

Last updated September 20, 2025

Marteena is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1986 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds.^[1]^[2]

Species

As of 2025 there was one described species in the genus:^[3]^[2]

Marteena rubricincta (Goding & Froggatt, 1904) (Mallee Chirper)

References

1 2 Moulds, MS (2018). "Marteena, a new genus for the cicada Tibicen rubricinctus Goding & Froggatt (Homoptera: Tibicinidae)". General and Applied Entomology. 18: 39–42 [39].
1 2 3 "Genus Marteena Moulds, 1986". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
↑ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Marteena Moulds, 1986". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-20.

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[moulds1986-1] 1 2 Moulds, MS (2018). "Marteena, a new genus for the cicada Tibicen rubricinctus Goding & Froggatt (Homoptera: Tibicinidae)". General and Applied Entomology. 18: 39–42 [39].

[afd-2] 1 2 3 "Genus Marteena Moulds, 1986". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-20.

[popple-3] L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Marteena Moulds, 1986". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-20.

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