Arunta
| Arunta | |
|---|---|
| Arunta perulata, male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Subfamily: | Cicadinae |
| Tribe: | Thophini |
| Genus: | Arunta Distant, 1904 |
| Species | |
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Arunta is a genus of cicadas, also called drummers, in the Thophini tribe of the Cicadinae subfamily. It is allied to the genus Thopha. These are the only Australian cicadas that have adapted to living in mangrove habitats.[1][2]
Species
Two species have been described:
- Arunta interclusa (Walker, 1858) (Mangrove Drummer)
- Arunta perulata (Guérin-Méneville, 1831) (White Drummer)
References
- ^ Moulds, Maxwell Sydney (30 April 2012). "A review of the genera of Australian cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea)". Zootaxa. 3287: 1–262 [56–57]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3287.1.1.
- ^ "Arunta – Cicada Mania". Retrieved 2025-07-04.