Biology:Yoyetta

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Yoyetta is a genus of cicadas, also known as ambertails or firetails, in the family Cicadidae. The genus was erected in 2012 to accommodate nine Australian species previously assigned to the genus Cicadetta.[1][2] The genus is native to Australia.[1][3][4]

Species

As of 2025 there were about 40 described species:

  • Yoyetta aaede (F.Walker, 1850) (Adelaide Firetail)
  • Yoyetta abdominalis (Distant, 1892) (Golden-haired Firetail)
  • Yoyetta australicta Popple & Emery, 2022 (Southern Ticking Ambertail)
  • Yoyetta bushi Emery, 2025
  • Yoyetta celis (Moulds, 1988) (Silver Princess)
  • Yoyetta corbinorum Emery, 2025
  • Yoyetta corindi Popple & Emery, 2022 (North Coast Ambertail)
  • Yoyetta crepita Emery, 2025
  • Yoyetta cumberlandi Emery, Emery & Popple, 2015 (Cumberland Ambertail)
  • Yoyetta darug Emery, Emery & Popple, 2025 (Sydney Ticking Ambertail)
  • Yoyetta delicata Popple & Emery, 2022 (Delicate Ambertail)
  • Yoyetta denisoni (Distant, 1893) (Black Firetail)
  • Yoyetta douglasi Popple & Emery, 2020 (Grampians Firetail)
  • Yoyetta electrica Emery, Emery & Popple, 2019 (Rattling Firetail)
  • Yoyetta enigmatica Popple & Emery, 2020 (Restless Firetail)
  • Yoyetta fluviatilis Emery, Emery & Popple, 2015 (River Ambertail)
  • Yoyetta fumea Emery, Emery & Popple, 2025 (Smoky-winged Ambertail)
  • Yoyetta grandis Emery, Emery & Popple, 2019 Red-eyed Firetail)
  • Yoyetta humphreyae Moulds & Popple, 2018 (Varied Ambertail)
  • Yoyetta hunterorum (Moulds, 1988) (Sydney Treetop Ticker)
  • Yoyetta ignita Popple & Emery, 2022 Fiery Ambertail)
  • Yoyetta incepta (F.Walker, 1850) (False Ambertail)
  • Yoyetta kershawi (Goding & Froggatt, 1904) (Victorian Firetail)
  • Yoyetta landsboroughi (Distant, 1882) (Small Bassian Ambertail)
  • Yoyetta loftyensis Popple & Emery, 2020 (Mount Lofty Firetail)
  • Yoyetta nathani Emery, 2025
  • Yoyetta ngarabal Popple & Emery, 2020 (Glade Firetail)
  • Yoyetta nigrimontana Emery, Emery & Popple, 2015 (Small Southern Ambertail)
  • Yoyetta psammitica Emery, Emery & Popple, 2025 (Sandstone Ambertail)
  • Yoyetta regalis Emery, Emery & Popple, 2019 (Red Ringer)
  • Yoyetta repetens Emery, Emery & Popple, 2015 (Zipping Ambertail)
  • Yoyetta robertsonae Moulds, Popple & Emery, 2020 (Clicking Ambertail)
  • Yoyetta robusta Popple & Emery, 2022 (Robust Ambertail)
  • Yoyetta serrata Emery, Emery & Popple, 2019 (Serrated Firetail)
  • Yoyetta spectabilis Emery, Emery & Popple, 2019 (Wavering Firetail)
  • Yoyetta subalpina Emery, Emery & Popple, 2019 (Subalpine Firetail)
  • Yoyetta timothyi Emery, Emery & Popple, 2019 (Brown Firetail)
  • Yoyetta tristrigata (Goding & Froggatt, 1904) (Tropical Ambertail)
  • Yoyetta verrens Emery, Emery & Popple, 2019 (Sweeping Firetail)

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q21231263 entry