Psaltoda Explained
Psaltoda is a genus of cicada found in eastern Australia. Originally described by Carl Stål, the type species is Psaltoda moerens known as the redeye, and P. plaga is a well-known species from eastern Australia, known as the black prince.[1] Fifteen species are recognised.[2] Relationships of the species with each other remains unclear.[3]
Species
- Psaltoda adonis Ashton, 1914 - forest demon
- Psaltoda antennetta Moulds, 2002 - clubbed sage
- Psaltoda aurora Distant, 1881 - red roarer
- Psaltoda brachypennis Moss and Moulds, 2000 - phantom knight
- Psaltoda claripennis Ashton, 1921 - clanger
- Psaltoda flavescens Distant, 1892 - golden knight
- Psaltoda fumipennis Ashton, 1912 - smoky sage
- Psaltoda harrisii (Leach, 1814) - yellowbelly
- Psaltoda insularis Ashton, 1914
- Psaltoda maccallumi Moulds, 2002
- Psaltoda magnifica Moulds, 1984 - green baron
- Psaltoda moerens (Germar, 1834) - redeye
- Psaltoda mossi, Moulds, 2002 - little baron
- Psaltoda pictibasis (Walker, 1858) - black friday
- Psaltoda plaga (Walker, 1850) - black prince
Notes and References
- Book: Moulds, Maxwell Sydney. Australian Cicadas. New South Wales University Press. Kensington, NSW. 1990. 74. 0-86840-139-0.
- Moulds. Maxwell Sydney . A Review of the Genera of Australian Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea). Zootaxa. 30 April 2012. 3287. 1–262 [192–94] . 10.11646/zootaxa.3287.1.1 .
- Moulds. Maxwell Sydney . Three New Species of Psaltoda Stål from Eastern Australia (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae). Records of the Australian Museum . 2002. 54 . 3 . 325–34 . 0067-1975 . 10.3853/j.0067-1975.54.2002.1370.
