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 (Keeling), 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, 1905Burbunga albofasciata Distant, 1907 Burbunga aterrima Burbunga gilmorei Burbunga hillieri Burbunga inornata Distant, 1905 Burbunga mouldsi Olive, 2012 Burbunga nanda Burbunga nigrosignata Burbunga occidentalis Burbunga parva Moulds, 1994 Burbunga queenslandica Moulds, 1994Tribe [Cicadini] Latreille
Genus Diceropyga Stål, 1870Tribe [Cryptotympanini] Handlirsch, 1925
Genus Anapsaltoda Ashton, 1921Anapsaltoda cowanae Moulds & Popple, 2023 Anapsaltoda pulchra Ashton, 1921Genus Arenopsaltria Ashton, 1921 Arenopsaltria dryas Arenopsaltria exmouthensis Arenopsaltria fullo Arenopsaltria nubivena Arenopsaltria pygmaea
Genus Henicopsaltria Stål, 1866Henicopsaltria danielsi Moulds, 1993 Henicopsaltria eydouxii Henicopsaltria kelsalli Distant, 1910 Henicopsaltria rufivelum Moulds, 1978
Genus Neopsaltoda Distant, 1910Neopsaltoda crassa Distant, 1910
Genus Psaltoda Stål, 1861Psaltoda adonis Ashton, 1914 Psaltoda antennetta Moulds, 2002 Psaltoda aurora Distant, 1881 Psaltoda brachypennis Moss and Moulds, 2000 Psaltoda claripennis Ashton, 1921 Psaltoda flavescens Distant, 1892 Psaltoda fumipennis Ashton, 1912 Psaltoda harrisii Psaltoda insularis Ashton, 1914 Psaltoda maccallumi Moulds, 2002 Psaltoda magnifica Moulds, 1984 Psaltoda moerens Psaltoda mossi Moulds, 2002 Psaltoda pictibasis
- ''Psaltoda plaga''
Tribe [Cyclochilini]
Genus Cyclochila Cyclochila australasiaeTribe [Jassopsaltriini] Moulds, 2005
Genus Jassopsaltria Ashton, 1914Jassopsaltria aeroides Jassopsaltria cinnamomea Jassopsaltria danielsorum Jassopsaltria gracilens Jassopsaltria minilyaensisTribe [Kimberpsaltriini] Moulds, Marshall and Popple, 2021
Genus Kimberpsaltria Moulds, Marshall and Popple, 2021Kimberpsaltria taenia Moulds, Marshall and Popple, 2021Tribe [Macrotristriini] Moulds, 2018
Genus Illyria Moulds, 1985Illyria australensis Illyria burkei Illyria hilli Illyria ignis Illyria major Illyria viridisGenus Macrotristria Stål, 1870Macrotristria angularis Macrotristria bindalia Burns, 1964 Macrotristria doddi Ashton, 1912 Macrotristria dorsalis Ashton, 1912 Macrotristria douglasi Burns, 1964 Macrotristria extrema Macrotristria frenchi Macrotristria godingi Distant, 1907 Macrotristria hieroglyphicalis Macrotristria intersecta Macrotristria kabikabia Burns, 1964 Macrotristria kulungura Burns, 1964 Macrotristria lachlani Moulds, 1992 Macrotristria maculicollis Ashton, 1914 Macrotristria stevewilsoni Popple, 2016 Macrotristria sylvara Macrotristria thophoides Ashton, 1914 Macrotristria vittata Moulds, 1992 Macrotristria worora Burns, 1964
Tribe [Platypleurini] Schmidt, 1918
Genus Oxypleura Amyot & Serville, 1843Tribe [Talcopsaltriini] Moulds, 2008
Genus Talcopsaltria Moulds, 2008Talcopsaltria olivei Moulds, 2008Tribe [Tamasini] Moulds, 2005
Genus Parnkalla Distant, 1905Parnkalla muelleriGenus Parnquila Moulds, 2012Parnquila hillieri Parnquila magna Parnquila venosa Parnquila unicolor
Genus Tamasa Distant, 1905Tamasa burgessi Tamasa caverna Moulds and Olive, 2014 Tamasa doddi Tamasa rainbowi Ashton, 1912
- ''Tamasa tristigma''
Tribe [Thophini] Distant, 1904
Genus Arunta Distant, 1904Arunta interclusa Arunta perulataGenus Thopha Amyot & Serville, 1843Thopha colorata Distant, 1907 Thopha emmotti Moulds, 2001 Thopha hutchinsoni Moulds, 2008 Thopha saccata Thopha sessiliba Distant, 1892
Subfamily [Cicadettinae] Buckton, 1889
Tribe [Cicadettini] Buckton, 1889
Genus Adelia Moulds, 2012Adelia borealisGenus Atrapsalta Owen & Moulds, 2016Atrapsalta audax Popple & Stolarski, 2024 Atrapsalta collina Atrapsalta corticina Atrapsalta dolens Atrapsalta emmotti Atrapsalta encaustica Atrapsalta furcilla Owen & Moulds, 2016 Atrapsalta fuscata Atrapsalta siccana Atrapsalta vinea Owen & Moulds, 2016
Genus Auscala Moulds, 2012Auscala flammea Emery, Emery & Hutchinson, 2020 Auscala spinosa
Genus Austropunia Austropunia cheloides
Genus Birrima Distant, 1906Birrima castanea Birrima varians
Genus Brevia Brevia bullula
Genus Caliginopsalta Ewart, 2005Caliginopsalta percola Ewart, 2005
Genus Calipsalta Calipsalta brunnea Calipsalta fumosa Calipsalta viridans
Genus Chelapsalta Moulds, 2012Chelapsalta puer Chelapsalta myoporae Ewart, Popple and Marshall, 2015
Genus Clinata Moulds, 2012Clinata nodicosta
Genus Clinopsalta Moulds, 2012Clinopsalta adelaida Clinopsalta autumna Popple & Emery, 2017 Clinopsalta tigris Clinopsalta semilunata Popple & Emery, 2017
Genus Cognadanga Cognadanga capricornica Cognadanga isos
Genus Crotopsalta Ewart, 2005Crotopsalta fronsecetes Ewart, 2005 Crotopsalta plexis Ewart, 2005 Crotopsalta strenulum Ewart, 2005 Crotopsalta poaecetes Ewart, 2005 Crotopsalta leptotigris Ewart, 2009
Genus Diemeniana Distant, 1905Diemeniana cincta Diemeniana euronotiana Diemeniana frenchi Diemeniana hirsuta Diemeniana neboissi Burns, 1958
Genus Dipsopsalta Moulds, 2012Dipsopsalta signata
Genus Drymopsalta Ewart, 2005Drymopsalta acrotela Ewart & Popple, 2013 Drymopsalta crepitum Ewart, 2005 Drymopsalta daemeli Drymopsalta hobsoni Ewart & Popple, 2013 Drymopsalta wallumi Ewart & Popple, 2013
Genus Erempsalta Moulds, 2012Erempsalta hermannsburgensis
Genus Ewartia Moulds, 2012Ewartia adusta Ewartia brevis Ewartia carina Ewartia cuensis Ewartia etesia Ewartia lapidosa Ewartia oldfieldi Ewartia roberti Ewartia thamna
Genus Falcatpsalta Owen and Moulds, 2016Falcatpsalta aquilus
Genus Froggattoides Distant, 1910Froggattoides pallidus Froggattoides typicus Distant, 1910
Genus Gagatopsalta Ewart, 2005Gagatopsalta obscura Ewart, 2005 Gagatopsalta auranti Ewart, 2005
Genus Galanga Moulds, 2012Galanga labeculata
Genus Gelidea Moulds, 2012Gelidea torrida
Genus Graminitigrina Ewart and Marques, 2008Graminitigrina aurora Ewart, Popple and Hill, 2017 Graminitigrina bolloni Ewart and Marques, 2008 Graminitigrina bowensis Ewart and Marques, 2008 Graminitigrina carnarvonensis Ewart and Marques, 2008 Graminitigrina einasleighi Ewart, Popple and Hill, 2017 Graminitigrina flindensis Ewart, Popple and Hill, 2017 Graminitigrina karumbae Ewart and Marques, 2008 Graminitigrina selwynensis Ewart, Popple and Hill, 2017 Graminitigrina triodiae Ewart and Marques, 2008 Graminitigrina uluruensis Ewart, Popple and Hill, 2017
Genus Gudanga Distant, 1905Gudanga adamsi Moulds, 1996 Gudanga aurea Moulds, 1996 Gudanga boulayi Distant, 1905 Gudanga browni Gudanga emmotti Ewart and Popple, 2013 Gudanga kalgoorliensis Moulds, 1996 Gudanga kolos Moulds & Marshall, 2025 Gudanga lithgowae Ewart and Popple, 2013 Gudanga nowlandi Ewart and Popple, 2013 Gudanga pterolongata Olive, 2007 Gudanga solata Moulds, 1996
Genus Haemopsalta Owen and Moulds, 2016Haemopsalta aktites Haemopsalta eximia Haemopsalta flammeata Haemopsalta georgina Haemopsalta rubea
Genus Heliopsalta Moulds, 2012Heliopsalta polita
Genus Heremusina Ewart, 2018Heremusina pipatio Ewart, 2018 Heremusina udeoecetes Ewart, 2018
Genus Kalarko Kalarko ferruginosus
Genus Kikihia Dugdale, 1972Kikihia convicta
Genus Kobonga Distant, 1906Kobonga apicans Moulds and Kopestonsky, 2001 Kobonga apicata Kobonga froggatti Distant, 1913 Kobonga fuscomarginata Kobonga godingi Kobonga oxleyi Kobonga umbrimargo
Genus Limnopsalta Moulds, 2012Limnopsalta stradbrokensis
Genus Marteena Moulds, 1986Marteena rubricincta
Genus Mugadina Moulds, 2012Mugadina cloncurryi Mugadina emma Mugadina hamiltoni Mugadina marshalli Mugadina superba
Genus Myopsalta Moulds, 2012Myopsalta albiventris Popple, 2017 Myopsalta atrata Myopsalta bassiana Popple, 2017 Myopsalta binotata Myopsalta bisonabilis Popple and Stolarski, 2024 Myopsalta chrysopedia Popple, 2017 Myopsalta coolahensis Emery, Emery and Popple, 2015 Myopsalta crucifera Myopsalta gordoni Popple, 2017 Myopsalta leona Popple, 2017 Myopsalta longicauda Popple, 2017 Myopsalta riverina Popple, 2017 Myopsalta septa Popple, 2017 Myopsalta lactea Myopsalta libritor Emery, Emery and Popple, 2015 Myopsalta mackinlayi Myopsalta majurae Popple, 2017 Myopsalta melanobasis Popple, 2017 Myopsalta parvula Popple, 2017 Myopsalta platyptera Popple, 2017 Myopsalta umbra Popple, 2017 Myopsalta waterhousei Myopsalta wollomombii Myopsalta xerograsidia Popple, 2017
Genus Nanopsalta Moulds, 2012Nanopsalta basalis
Genus Neopunia Moulds, 2012Neopunia graminis
Genus Noongara Moulds, 2012Noongara issoides
Genus Palapsalta Moulds, 2012Palapsalta belli Emery, Emery and Hutchinson, 2018 Palapsalta circumdata Palapsalta eyrei Palapsalta ligneocauda Emery, Emery and Hutchinson, 2018 Palapsalta palaga Owen and Moulds, 2016 Palapsalta serpens Owen and Moulds, 2016 Palapsalta virgulata Palapsalta vitellina
Genus Paraclinata
Genus Paradina Moulds, 2012Paradina leichardti
Genus Parvopsalta Parvopsalta victoriae
Genus Pauropsalta Goding and Froggatt, 1904Pauropsalta accola Owen and Moulds, 2016 Pauropsalta adelphe Owen and Moulds, 2016 Pauropsalta agasta Owen and Moulds, 2016 Pauropsalta borealis Goding and Froggatt, 1904 Pauropsalta castanea Goding and Froggatt, 1904 Pauropsalta confinis Owen and Moulds, 2016 Pauropsalta conflua Owen and Moulds, 2016 Pauropsalta contigua Owen and Moulds, 2016 Pauropsalta elgneri Pauropsalta ewarti Owen and Moulds, 2016 Pauropsalta extensa Goding and Froggatt, 1904 Pauropsalta extrema Pauropsalta herveyensis Owen and Moulds, 2016 Pauropsalta infrasila Moulds, 1987 Pauropsalta infuscata Pauropsalta juncta Owen and Moulds, 2016 Pauropsalta katherina Owen and Moulds, 2016 Pauropsalta kriki Owen and Moulds, 2016 Pauropsalta melanopygia Germar, 1834) Pauropsalta mneme Pauropsalta opaca Ewart, 1989 Pauropsalta rubra Goding & Froggatt, 1904 Pauropsalta similis Owen and Moulds, 2016 Pauropsalta sinavilla Owen and Moulds, 2016 Pauropsalta stigmatica Distant, 1905 Pauropsalta walkeri Moulds and Owen, 2011
Genus Pedana Pedana hesperia
Genus Pegapsaltria Pegapsaltria lutea
Genus Pericallea Pericallea ewartioides Pericallea katherina
Genus Physeema Moulds, 2012Physeema bellatrix Physeema convergens Physeema labyrinthica Physeema latorea Physeema quadricincta
Genus Pipilopsalta Ewart, 2005Pipilopsalta ceuthoviridis Ewart, 2005
Genus Platypsalta Moulds, 2012Platypsalta dubia Platypsalta mixta
Genus Plerapsalta Moulds, 2012Plerapsalta incipiens Plerapsalta multifascia
Genus Popplepsalta Owen and Moulds, 2016Popplepsalta aeroides Owen and Moulds, 2016 Popplepsalta annulata Popplepsalta ayrensis Popplepsalta blackdownensis Popplepsalta corymbiae Popplepsalta decora Popplepsalta granitica Popplepsalta inversa Popplepsalta kobongoides Popplepsalta notialis
- * Popplepsalta notialis incitata
- * Popplepsalta notialis notialis Popplepsalta rubristrigata Popplepsalta simplex Popplepsalta subtropica Popplepsalta torrensis Popplepsalta tremula
Genus Pyropsalta Moulds, 2012Pyropsalta amnica Pyropsalta melete Pyropsalta patula Pyropsalta rhythmica
Genus Relictapsalta Owen and Moulds, 2016Relictapsalta nigristriga
Genus Samaecicada Popple and Emery, 2010Samaecicada mallee Samaecicada subolivacea
Genus Simona Moulds, 2012Simona erema Ewart, Popple and Marshall, 2015 Simona retracta Ewart, Popple and Marshall, 2015 Simona sancta
Genus Sylphoides Moulds, 2012Sylphoides arenaria
Genus Taurella Moulds, 2012Taurella forresti Taurella froggatti Taurella viridis
Genus Telmapsalta Moulds, 2012Telmapsalta hackeri
Genus Terepsalta Moulds, 2012Terepsalta infans Terepsalta leichhardti Ewart, 2013
Genus Toxala Moulds, 2012Toxala verna Toxala mckinnonae Popple, 2015
Genus Urabunana Distant, 1905Urabunana sericeivitta
Genus Uradolichos Moulds, 2012Uradolichos longipennis Uradolichos rotunda Owen and Moulds, 2016
Genus Xeropsalta Ewart, 2018Xeropsalta aridula Ewart, 2018 Xeropsalta eremica Moulds & Marshall, 2025 Xeropsalta festiva Xeropsalta rattrayi Ewart, 2018 Xeropsalta thomsoni Ewart, 2018
Genus Yoyetta Moulds, 2012Yoyetta aaede Yoyetta abdominalis Yoyetta australicta Yoyetta bushi Yoyetta celis Yoyetta corbinorum Yoyetta corindi Yoyetta crepita Yoyetta cumberlandi Yoyetta darug Yoyetta delicata Yoyetta denisoni Yoyetta douglasi Yoyetta electrica Yoyetta enigmatica Yoyetta fluviatilis Yoyetta fumea Yoyetta grandis Red-eyed Firetail)Yoyetta humphreyae Yoyetta hunterorum Yoyetta ignita Fiery Ambertail)Yoyetta incepta Yoyetta kershawi Yoyetta landsboroughi Yoyetta loftyensis Yoyetta nathani Yoyetta ngarabal Yoyetta nigrimontana Yoyetta psammitica Yoyetta regalis Yoyetta repetens Yoyetta robertsonae Yoyetta robusta Yoyetta serrata Yoyetta spectabilis Yoyetta subalpina Yoyetta timothyi Yoyetta tristrigata
- ''Yoyetta verrens''
Tribe [Chlorocystini] Distant, 1905
Genus Chlorocysta Westwood, 1851Chlorocysta fumea Chlorocysta suffusa Chlorocysta vitripennisGenus Cystopsaltria Goding and Froggatt, 1904Cystopsaltria immaculata Goding and Froggatt, 1904
Genus Cystosoma Westwood, 1842Cystosoma saundersii Westwood, 1842 Cystosoma schmeltzi Distant, 1882
Genus Euthemopsaltria Moulds, 2014Euthemopsaltria laeta Moulds, 2014
Genus Glaucopsaltria Goding and Froggatt, 1904Glaucopsaltria viridis Goding and Froggatt, 1904
Genus Guineapsaltria de Boer, 1993Guineapsaltria flava, 1904
Genus Gymnotympana Stål, 1861Gymnotympana rufa Gymnotympana varicolor
Genus Owra Ashton, 1912Owra insignis Ashton, 1912
Genus Thaumastopsaltria Kirkaldy, 1900Thaumastopsaltria globosa Thaumastopsaltria smithersi Moulds, 2012
Genus Venustria Goding and Froggatt, 1904Venustria superba Goding and Froggatt, 1904
Tribe [Pictilini] Moulds & Hill, 2018
Genus Amica Moulds & Marshall, 2025Amica glauca Moulds & Marshall, 2025 Amica sitis Moulds & Marshall, 2025Genus Chrysocicada Boulard, 1989Chrysocicada franceaustralae Chrysocicada inflata Chrysocicada trophis
Genus Pictila Moulds, 2012
Tribe [Prasiini] Matsumura, 1917
Genus Lembeja Distant, 1883Lembeja paradoxaTribe [Lamotialnini] Boulard, 1976
Genus Aleeta Moulds, 2003Aleeta curvicostaGenus Tryella Moulds, 2003Tryella adela Moulds, 2003 Tryella burnsi Moulds, 2003 Tryella castanea Tryella crassa Moulds, 2003 Tryella fumipennis Emery, Emery, Hutchinson & Ong, 2022 Tryella graminea Moulds, 2003 Tryella infuscata Moulds, 2003 Tryella kauma Moulds, 2003 Tryella lachlani Moulds, 2003 Tryella noctua Tryella occidens Moulds, 2003 Tryella ochra Moulds, 2003 Tryella rubra Tryella stalkeri Tryella willsi Tryella wuggubun Emery, Emery, Hutchinson & Ong, 2022