Birrima

Birrima is a genus of cicadas, also known as tree-tickers, in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1906 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.

Species

As of 2025 there were two described species in the genus:

• Birrima castanea <small>(Goding & Froggatt, 1904)</small> (Red Tree-ticker)
• Birrima varians <small>(Germar, 1834)</small> (Black Tree-ticker)

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