Relictapsalta

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Relictapsalta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Cicadomorpha
Superfamily: Cicadoidea
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Genus: Relictapsalta
Owen & Moulds, 2016 [1] [2]

Relictapsalta is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2016 by entomologists Christopher Owen and Maxwell Sydney Moulds. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The genus name Relictapsalta is a combination derived from Latin relictus (‘left behind’), referring to the species’ presumed relictual status due to changing environmental conditions on the Cape York Peninsula over the past 30 Ma, with psalta, a traditional suffix used in the generic names of many cicadas. [1]

Species

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Owen, CL; Moulds, MS (2016). "Systematics and phylogeny of the Australian cicada genus Pauropsalta Goding and Froggatt, 1904 and allied genera (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettini)". Records of the Australian Museum. 68: 117–200 [189]. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  2. 1 2 3 "Genus Relictapsalta Owen & Moulds, 2016". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  3. ↑ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Relictapsalta Owen and Moulds, 2016". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-16.


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