Arunta

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Arunta
Arunta perulata.jpg
Arunta perulata, male
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Arunta

Distant, 1904
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Arunta is a genus of cicada in the thophini tribe of the Cicadinae subfamily and is allied to the genus Thopha. Two species have been described, Arunta perulata and . These are the only Australian cicada species that have adapted to living in mangroves.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Moulds, Maxwell Sydney (30 April 2012). "A review of the genera of Australian cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea)". Zootaxa. 3287: 1–262 [56–57].


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