Clinopsalta
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| Clinopsalta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Cicadomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cicadoidea |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Subfamily: | Cicadettinae |
| Genus: | Clinopsalta Moulds, 2012[1] |
Clinopsalta is a genus of cicadas, also known as acacia cicadas, in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It was described in 2012 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds. Acacia cicadas are found in much of inland Australia and have been recorded in all mainland states as well as the Northern Territory.[1]
