Samaecicada

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Samaecicada
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Cicadomorpha
Superfamily: Cicadoidea
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Genus: Samaecicada
Popple & Emery, 2010 [1] [2]

Samaecicada is a genus of cicadas, also known as fairies, in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2010 by entomologists Lindsay Popple and D.L. Emery. [1] [2]

Species

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

References

  1. 1 2 Popple, LW; Emery, DL (2018). "A new cicada genus and redescription of Pauropsalta subolivacea Ashton (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from eastern Australia". Australian Entomologist. 37 (4): 147–156.
  2. 1 2 3 "Genus Samaecicada Popple & Emery, 2010". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  3. ↑ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Samaecicada Popple and Emery, 2010". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-20.


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