Punia (cicada) explained

Punia is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae endemic to Australia.^[1] Members of the genus are called grass pygmies.^[2] There are currently five described species in Punia. They are found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.^[3] The genus was considered to be a monotypic genus only containing P. minima until the 2020 description of four congeners.

Species

Punia contains five species:

• Punia hyas
• Punia kolos
• Punia limpida
• Punia minima
• Punia queenslandica

Further reading

• Moulds. M.S.. 2005. An Appraisal of the Higher Classification of Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) with Special Reference to the Australian Fauna. Records of the Australian Museum. 57. 3. 375–446. 10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1447 . 0067-1975. free.

Notes and References

1. Owen. Christopher L.. Marshall. David C.. Hill. Kathy B. R.. Simon. Chris. 2017-01-25. How the Aridification of Australia Structured the Biogeography and Influenced the Diversification of a Large Lineage of Australian Cicadas. Systematic Biology. 66 . 4 . 569–589. 10.1093/sysbio/syw078. 28123112 . 1063-5157. free.
2. Web site: Genus Punia (Grass Pygmy). 2021-01-17. dr-pop.net.
3. Moulds. M. S.. 2020-10-09. A revision of the Australian cicada genus Punia Moulds, 2012 (Cicadidae: Cicadettinae: Cicadettini) with the description of four new species. Zootaxa. en. 4860. 1. 101–115. 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.1.5. 1175-5334. free. 33056174 .