[Entomology • 2022] Calipsalta brunnea, Pedana hesperia, Pegapsaltria lutea, et al. • New Genera and New Species of Western Australian Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)

Live adults and their habitats.
(15a) Illyria viridis sp. n., male singing; (15b) same species, type locality;
(16a) Chrysocicada trophis sp. n., mating pair; (16b) same species, type locality;
(17a) Pedana hesperia gen. et sp. n., male calling; (17b) same species, type locality;
(18a) Ewartia adusta sp. n., male; (18b) same species, type locality;
(19a) Erempsalta hermannsburgensis (Distant, 1907), male calling in its usual upside-down position; (19b) same species, favoured adult host plant;
(20a) Calipsalta brunnea gen. et sp. n., male; (20b) same species, habitat near Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater, close to type locality.

Moulds & Marshall, 2022

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5174.5.1

Not to scale.

 

Abstract

The cicada fauna of Western Australia is briefly reviewed. Six genera and 14 species are recorded from the State for the first time bringing the total of known species and subspecies to 105 and a list of all 105 is provided. Among the taxa here recorded are five new genera and 13 new species belonging to the tribes Macrotristriini (Illyria viridis sp. n.), Pictilini (Chrysocicada trophis sp. n.), and Cicadettini (Calipsalta gen. n., Calipsalta brunnea sp. n., C. fumosa sp. n., C. viridans sp. n., Kalarko gen. n., Kalarko ferruginosus sp. n., Ewartia adusta sp. n., Parvopsalta gen. n., Parvopsalta victoriae sp. n., Pedana gen. n., Pedana hesperia sp. n., Pegapsaltria gen. n., Pegapsaltria lutea sp. n., Pyropsalta amnica sp. n., Py. patula sp. n., and Py. rhythmica sp. n.). In addition, Erempsalta hermannsburgensis (Distant, 1907) is redescribed and its presence in Western Australia (and four other States) documented for the first time. Songs are analysed for all species except two species of Pyropsalta where recordings were unavailable.

Key words: cicada songs, Cicadoidea, Auchenorrhyncha, taxonomy

 (1a) Illyria viridis sp. n., male; (1b) Illyria viridis sp. n., female;
(2) Pedana hesperia gen. et sp. n., male;
(3a) Chrysocicada trophis sp. n., male; (3b) Chrysocicada trophis sp. n., female;
(4) Parvopsalta victoriae gen. et sp. n., male; (5) Ewartia adusta sp. n., female;
(6) Pegapsaltria lutea gen. et sp. n., male;
(7a) Kalarko ferruginosus gen. et sp. n., male; (7b) Kalarko ferruginosus gen. et sp. n., female.

Pedana gen. n.

Etymology. Named from the Greek pedanos meaning short, and referring to the short wings of this species. Feminine.

Pegapsaltria gen. n.

Etymology. Derived from Pegasus, the mythical winged horse of the Muses, those Greek goddesses of poetic inspiration, and referring to the horse-head shape of the theca of the type species. Feminine.

Kalarko gen. n.

(8) Erempsalta hermannsburgensis (Distant, 1907), male;
(9) Calipsalta fumosa gen. et sp. n., male; (10) Calipsalta viridans gen. et sp. n., female; (11) Calipsalta brunnea gen. et sp. n., male;
(12a) Pyropsalta patula sp. n., male; (12b) Pyropsalta patula sp. n., female;
(13a) Pyropsalta amnica sp. n., male; (13b) Pyropsalta amnica sp. n., female;
(14a) Pyropsalta rhythmica sp. n., male (14b) Pyropsalta rhythmica sp. n., female.

Calipsalta gen. n.

Included species. Calipsalta fumosa sp. n., C. viridans sp. n., C. brunnea sp. n.

Etymology. From the Latin adjective calidus meaning warm, hot, and referring to the warm to hot climate inhabited by the species of this genus, and from psalta, a traditional ending for cicada generic names which probably originates from the Latin psaltria meaning a female harpist. Feminine.

Parvopsalta gen. n. 

Etymology. From the Latin parvus meaning little and referring to the size of this species, and from psalta, a traditional ending for cicada generic names (which probably originates from the Latin psaltria meaning a female harpist). Feminine.

Live adults and their habitats. (15a) Illyria viridis sp. n., male singing; (15b) same species, type locality; (16a) Chrysocicada trophis sp. n., mating pair; (16b) same species, type locality; (17a) Pedana hesperia gen. et sp. n., male calling; (17b) same species, type locality; (18a) Ewartia adusta sp. n., male; (18b) same species, type locality; (19a) Erempsalta hermannsburgensis (Distant, 1907), male calling in its usual upside-down position; (19b) same species, favoured adult host plant; (20a) Calipsalta brunnea gen. et sp. n., male; (20b) same species, habitat near Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater, close to type locality. Not to scale.

Max Moulds and David C. Marshall. 2022. New Genera and New Species of Western Australian Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). Zootaxa. 5174(5); 451-507. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5174.5.1