Simona (cicada)

Simona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Simona Moulds, 2012 [1]

Simona is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2012 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds. ^[2]

Species

As of 2025 there were three described species in the genus: ^[2]

• Simona erema Ewart, Popple & Marshall, 2015 (Roaring Senna Cicada)
• Simona retracta Ewart, Popple & Marshall, 2015 (Charleville Eremophila Cicada)
• Simona sancta (Distant, 1913) (Western Eremophila Cicada)

References

1. Moulds, MS (2012). "A review of the genera of Australian cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3287: 1–262 [202]. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
2. "Names List for Simona Moulds, 2012". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-10.

Further reading

• Moulds, M.S. (2005). "An Appraisal of the Higher Classification of Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) with Special Reference to the Australian Fauna". Records of the Australian Museum. 57 (3): 375–446. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1447. ISSN   0067-1975.