Xeropsalta
| Xeropsalta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Cicadomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cicadoidea |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Subfamily: | Cicadettinae |
| Genus: | Xeropsalta Ewart, 2018[1][2] |
Xeropsalta is a genus of cicadas, also known as grass-shakers, in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian entomologist Anthony Ewart.[1][2]
Species
As of 2025 there were five described species in the genus:[3][2]
- Xeropsalta aridula Ewart, 2018 (Simpson Desert Grass-shaker)
- Xeropsalta eremica Moulds & Marshall, 2025 (Nullarbor green)
- Xeropsalta festiva (Distant, 1907) (Bee Gleeper)
- Xeropsalta rattrayi Ewart, 2018 (Green Grass-shaker)
- Xeropsalta thomsoni Ewart, 2018 (Birdsville Grass-shaker)
References
- ^ a b Ewart, A (2018). "Two new genera and five new species of Mugadina-like small grass cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettini) from Central and Eastern Australia: comparative morphology, songs, behaviour and distributions". Zootaxa. 4413 (1): 1–56 [26].
- ^ a b c "Genus Xeropsalta Ewart, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
- ^ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Xeropsalta Ewart, 2018". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-19.