Limnopsalta
Genus of cicadas
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Limnopsalta is a monotypic genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It was described in 2012 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds. The single species occurs in coastal south-eastern Queensland.[1]
| Limnopsalta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Cicadomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cicadoidea |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Subfamily: | Cicadettinae |
| Genus: | Limnopsalta Moulds, 2012[1] |
Etymology
Species
As of 2025 there was one described species in the genus:[2]
- Limnopsalta stradbrokensis (Distant, 1915) (Wallum Sedge-clicker)
