List of cicadas of Australia


This is a list of the cicadas found in Australia including its outlying islands and territories. The outlying islands covered include: Christmas, Cocos, Ashmore, Torres Strait, Coral Sea, Lord Howe, Norfolk, Macquarie, and Heard/McDonald.
The taxonomy followed is from Moulds 2012, Marshall 2018, and Popple 2018.

Family [Cicadidae] Latreille, 1802

Subfamily [Cicadinae] Latreille, 1802

Tribe [Burbungini] Moulds, 2005

Genus Burbunga Distant, 1905
Genus Diceropyga Stål, 1870
Genus Anapsaltoda Ashton, 1921
Genus Arenopsaltria Ashton, 1921
Genus Henicopsaltria Stål, 1866
Genus Illyria Moulds, 1985
Genus Macrotristria Stål, 1870
Genus Neopsaltoda Distant, 1910
Genus Psaltoda Stål, 1861
Genus Cyclochila * Amyot and Serville, 1843
Genus Jassopsaltria Ashton, 1914
Genus Oxypleura * Amyot and Serville, 1843
Genus Talcopsaltria Moulds, 2008
Genus Parnkalla Distant, 1905
Genus Parnquila Moulds, 2012
Genus Tamasa Distant, 1905
Genus Arunta Distant, 1904
Genus Thopha * Amyot and Serville, 1843

Tribe [Cicadettini] Buckton, 1889

Genus Adelia Moulds, 2012
Genus Atrapsalta * Owen and Moulds, 2016
Genus Auscala Moulds, 2012
Genus Birrima Distant, 1906
Genus Caliginopsalta Ewart, 2005
Genus Chelapsalta Moulds, 2012
Genus Clinata Moulds, 2012
Genus Clinopsalta Moulds, 2012
Genus Crotopsalta Ewart, 2005
Genus Diemeniana Distant, 1905
Genus Dipsopsalta Moulds, 2012
Genus Drymopsalta Ewart, 2005
Genus Erempsalta Moulds, 2012
Genus Ewartia Moulds, 2012
Genus Falcatpsalta * Owen and Moulds, 2016
Genus Froggattoides Distant, 1910
Genus Gagatopsalta Ewart, 2005
Genus Galanga Moulds, 2012
Genus Gelidea Moulds, 2012
Genus Graminitigrina * Ewart and Marques, 2008
Genus Gudanga Distant, 1905
Genus Haemopsalta * Owen and Moulds, 2016
Genus Heliopsalta Moulds, 2012
Genus Heremusina Ewart, 2018
Genus Kikihia Dugdale, 1972
Genus Kobonga Distant, 1906
Genus Limnopsalta Moulds, 2012
Genus Marteena Moulds, 1986
Mallee Chirper * Marteena rubricincta
Genus Mugadina Moulds, 2012
Genus Myopsalta Moulds, 2012
Genus Nanopsalta Moulds, 2012
Genus Neopunia Moulds, 2012
Genus Noongara Moulds, 2012
Genus Palapsalta Moulds, 2012
Genus Paradina Moulds, 2012
Genus Pauropsalta * Goding and Froggatt, 1904
Large Mallee Squawker * Pauropsalta infuscata
Genus Physeema Moulds, 2012
Genus Pipilopsalta Ewart, 2005
Genus Platypsalta Moulds, 2012
Genus Plerapsalta Moulds, 2012
Genus Popplepsalta * Owen and Moulds, 2016
Genus Punia Moulds, 2012
Genus Pyropsalta Moulds, 2012
Genus Relictapsalta * Owen and Moulds, 2016
Genus Samaecicada* Popple and Emery, 2010
Genus Simona Moulds, 2012
Genus Sylphoides Moulds, 2012
Genus Taurella Moulds, 2012
Genus Telmapsalta Moulds, 2012
Genus Terepsalta Moulds, 2012
Genus Toxala Moulds, 2012
Genus Urabunana Distant, 1905
Genus Uradolichos Moulds, 2012
Genus Xeropsalta Ewart, 2018
Genus Yoyetta Moulds, 2012
Genus Chlorocysta Westwood, 1851
Genus Cystopsaltria * Goding and Froggatt, 1904
Genus Cystosoma Westwood, 1842
Genus Euthemopsaltria Moulds, 2014
Genus Glaucopsaltria * Goding and Froggatt, 1904
Genus Guineapsaltria de Boer, 1993
Genus Gymnotympana Stål, 1861
Genus Owra Ashton, 1912
Genus Thaumastopsaltria Kirkaldy, 1900
Genus Venustria * Goding and Froggatt, 1904
Genus Lembeja Distant, 1883
Genus Aleeta Moulds, 2003
Genus Tryella Moulds, 2003
Genus Chrysocicada Boulard, 1989
Genus Pictila Moulds, 2012

Subfamily [Tettigarctinae] Distant, 1905

Tribe [Tettigarctini] Distant, 1905

Genus Tettigarcta White, 1845