Psaltoda seismella
| Psaltoda seismella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Psaltoda |
| Species: | P. seismella
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| Binomial name | |
| Psaltoda seismella | |
Psaltoda seismella is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian entomologists Lindsay Popple and Maxwell Sydney Moulds.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific epithet seismella is derived from the Greek, meaning ‘little earthquake’, alluding to the shaking quality of the species’ call.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Wet Tropics of Queensland from south of the Black Mountain Corridor southwards to Townsville. It is restricted to areas of pure rainforest above an elevation of 680 m.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Popple, LW; Moulds, MS (2021). "Redescription of Psaltoda fumipennis Ashton, 1912 and description of a new allied species from the Queensland wet tropics (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae)". Australian Entomologist. 48 (4): 355–374].
- ^ a b "Species Psaltoda seismella Popple & Moulds, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-27.