Noongara

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

Noongara is a monotypic genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2012 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds. [1]

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Etymology

The genus name Noongara is derived from the name of the Noongar people of south-western Australia. [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 [160]. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  2. ↑ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Noongara Moulds, 2012". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-12.


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