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. Sixteen species are recognised. Relationships of the species with each other remains unclear.
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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. Sixteen species are recognised. Relationships of the species with each other remains unclear.
==Species== Psaltoda adonis Ashton, 1914 - forest demon Psaltoda antennetta Moulds, 2002 - clubbed sage Psaltoda aurora Distant, 1881 - red roarer Psaltoda brachypennis Moss & 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 - Lord Howe cicada Psaltoda maccallumi Moulds, 2002 - dark sage 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 Psaltoda seismella Popple & Moulds, 2021
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