Thaumastopsaltria

Thaumastopsaltria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Superfamily: Cicadoidea
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Chlorocystini
Genus: Thaumastopsaltria
Kirkaldy, 1900

Thaumastopsaltria is a genus of cicadas, also known as growlers, in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Chlorocystini. It is native to Australia and New Guinea. It was described in 1900 by English entomologist George Willis Kirkaldy.

Species

As of 2025 there were eight valid species in the genus:

References

  1. 1 2 Kirkaldy, GW (1900). "Bibliographical and nomenclatorial notes on the Rhynchota. No. 1". The Entomologist. 33 (448): 238–243 [242].
  2. 1 2 3 "Genus Thaumastopsaltria Kirkaldy, 1900". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  3. ↑ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Thaumastopsaltria Kirkaldy, 1900". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  4. ↑ Boer, AJ de (1992). "The taxonomy and biogeography of the genus Thaumastopsaltria Kirkaldy, 1900 (Homoptera, Tibicinidae)" (PDF). Beaufortia. 43: 17–44. Retrieved 2025-09-21.