Anapsaltoda

Anapsaltoda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Cicadomorpha
Superfamily: Cicadoidea
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Genus: Anapsaltoda
Ashton, 1921

Anapsaltoda is a genus of cicadas, commonly known as emperors, in the family Cicadidae, that is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1921 by Australian entomologist Julian Howard Ashton.[1]

Species

There are two species in the genus:[2]

References

  1. ^ Ashton, H (1921). "A revision of the Australian Cicadidae. Part 1". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. New Series. 33: 87–107 [96].
  2. ^ "Genus Anapsaltoda Ashton, 1921". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-23.