Yoyetta corbinorum

Yoyetta corbinorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Yoyetta
Species:
Y. corbinorum
Binomial name
Yoyetta corbinorum
Emery, 2025

Yoyetta corbinorum is a species of cicada in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2025 by Australian entomologist David L. Emery.

Etymology

The specific epithet corbinorum honours entomological collectors Samantha and Thomas Corbin.

Distribution and habitat

The species inhabits mountain ash forests in the Yarra Ranges of Victoria. The holotype specimen was collected at Toolangi.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Emery, DL (2025). "Description of four new cicada species in the genus Yoyetta Moulds (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettinae), from Eastern Australia". Zootaxa. 5665 (4): 509–542 [531]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5665.4.2.
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Yoyetta corbinorum Emery, 2025". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-22.