Birrima
| Birrima | |
|---|---|
| Birrima varians | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Cicadomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cicadoidea |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Subfamily: | Cicadettinae |
| Genus: | Birrima Distant, 1906[1][2] |
Birrima is a genus of cicadas, also known as tree-tickers, in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1906 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.[1][2]
Species
As of 2025 there were two described species in the genus:[3]
- Birrima castanea (Goding & Froggatt, 1904) (Red Tree-ticker)
- Birrima varians (Germar, 1834) (Black Tree-ticker)
References
- ^ a b Distant, WL (1906). "Some undescribed species of Cicadidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (17): 384–389 [388].
- ^ a b "Genus Birrima Distant, 1906". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ^ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Birrima Distant, 1906". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-15.