Pegapsaltria

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Pegapsaltria
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Cicadomorpha
Superfamily: Cicadoidea
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Genus: Pegapsaltria
Moulds & Marshall, 2022 [1] [2]

Pegapsaltria is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2022 by Australian entomologists Maxwell Sydney Moulds and David C. Marshall. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The genus name Pegapsaltria is derived from Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology, with reference to the horse-head shape of the theca of the type species. [1]

Species

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Moulds, MS; Marshall, DC (2022). "New genera and new species of Western Australian cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)". Zootaxa. 5174 (5): 451–507 [473]. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  2. 1 2 3 "Genus Pegapsaltria Moulds & Marshall, 2022". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  3. ↑ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Pegapsaltria Moulds and Marshall, 2022". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-17.


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