Drymopsalta

Drymopsalta is a genus of cicadas, also known as heath-buzzers, in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2005 by Australian entomologist Anthony Ewart.

Etymology

The genus name Drymopsalta is a combination derived from Greek drymo (woodland), with reference to the species’ favoured habitat, and psalta, a traditional suffix used in the generic names of many cicada species.

Species

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

• Drymopsalta acrotela (Top End Heath-buzzer)
• Drymopsalta crepitum (Cape York Heath-buzzer)
• Drymopsalta daemeli (Brown Heath-buzzer)
• Drymopsalta hobsoni (Inglewood Heath-buzzer)
• Drymopsalta wallumi (Wallum Heath-buzzer)

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