Mugadina

Mugadina is a genus of cicadas, also known as grass-tickers, in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It was described in 2012 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds.

Etymology

The genus name Mugadina is an arbitrary combination of letters.

Species

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

• Mugadina cloncurryi (Straw Grass-ticker)
• Mugadina emma (Amber Grass-ticker)
• Mugadina hamiltoni (Hamilton Grass-ticker)
• Mugadina marshalli (Yellow Grass-ticker)
• Mugadina superba (Superb Grass-ticker)

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