Pericallea

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Pericallea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Superfamily: Cicadoidea
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Cicadettini
Genus: Pericallea
Moulds, Marshall & Hutchinson, 2022 [1] [2]

Pericallea is a genus of cicadas, also known as silver heath-buzzers, 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, David C. Marshall and Paul M. Hutchinson. [1] [2]

Species

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

References

  1. 1 2 Moulds, MS; Marshall, DC; Hutchinson, PM (2022). "Pericallea katherina, a new cicada genus and species from Western Australia (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettini)". Australian Entomologist. 49 (1): 1–14.
  2. 1 2 3 "Genus Pericallea Moulds, Marshall & Hutchinson, 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 Pericallea Moulds, Marshall and Hutchinson, 2022". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-17.


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