Psaltoda

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Paraneoptera
Superordo: Condylognatha
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraordo: Cicadomorpha
Superfamilia: Cicadoidea

Familia: Cicadidae
Subfamilia: Cicadinae
Tribus: Psaltodini
Genus: Psaltoda
Species (16): P. adonis – P. antennetta – P. aurora – P. brachypennis – P. claripennis – P. flavescens – P. fumipennis – P. harrisii – P. insularis – P. macallumi – P. magnifica – P. moerens – P. mossi – P. pictibasis – P. plaga – P. seismella
Name

Psaltoda Stål, 1861
Synonyms

Pfaltoda Stål, 1861

References

Stål, C. (1861b) Genera nonnulla nova Cicadinorum. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, (4 série), 1, 613–622.
Distant, W.L. (1904b) Rhynchotal notes. -- XXVI. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 7), 14, 293–303
Watson, G.S. & Watson, J.A. (2004a) Natural nano-structures on insects – possible functions of ordered arrays characterized by atomic force microscopy. Applied Surface Science., 235, 139–144.

Links

Psaltoda - Taxon details in Catalogue of Life Database retrieved from 2-7-23 version

Psaltoda is a genus of cicada found in eastern Australia. Originally described by Carl Stål, the type species is Psaltoda moerens known as the redeye, and P. plaga is a well-known species from eastern Australia, known as the black prince.[1] Fifteen species are recognised.[2] Relationships of the species with each other remains unclear.[3]
Species

Psaltoda adonis Ashton, 1914 - forest demon
Psaltoda antennetta Moulds, 2002 - clubbed sage
Psaltoda aurora Distant, 1881 - red roarer
Psaltoda brachypennis Moss and Moulds, 2000 - phantom knight
Psaltoda claripennis Ashton, 1921 - clanger
Psaltoda flavescens Distant, 1892 - golden knight
Psaltoda fumipennis Ashton, 1912 - smoky sage
Psaltoda harrisii (Leach, 1814) - yellowbelly
Psaltoda insularis Ashton, 1914
Psaltoda maccallumi Moulds, 2002
Psaltoda magnifica Moulds, 1984 - green baron
Psaltoda moerens (Germar, 1834) - redeye
Psaltoda mossi, Moulds, 2002 - little baron
Psaltoda pictibasis (Walker, 1858) - black friday
Psaltoda plaga (Walker, 1850) - black prince

References

Moulds, Maxwell Sydney (1990). Australian Cicadas. Kensington, NSW: New South Wales University Press. p. 74. ISBN 0-86840-139-0.
Moulds, Maxwell Sydney (30 April 2012). "A Review of the Genera of Australian Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea)". Zootaxa. 3287: 1–262 [192–94]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3287.1.1.
Moulds, Maxwell Sydney (2002). "Three New Species of Psaltoda Stål from Eastern Australia (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 54 (3): 325–34. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.54.2002.1370. ISSN 0067-1975.