Biology:Telmapsalta
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Telmapsalta is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2012 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds.[1]
Etymology
The genus name Telmapsalta is a combination derived from Greek telma (‘pool’ or ‘marsh’), with reference to the swampy habitat of the type species, and psalta (from Latin psaltria – a female harpist), a suffix traditionally used in the names of many cicada genera.[1]
Species
As of 2025 there was one described species in the genus:[2]
- Telmapsalta hackeri (Distant, 1915) (Paperbark Cicada)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedmoulds2012 - ↑ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Telmapsalta Moulds, 2012". Popple Creative Industries. https://dr-pop.net/telmapsalta.htm.
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