Nanopsalta

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Nanopsalta is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It was described in 2012 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds.[1]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Clade:Pancrustacea
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Cicadomorpha
Superfamily: Cicadoidea
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Genus: Nanopsalta
Moulds, 2012[1]
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Etymology

The genus name Nanopsalta is a combination derived from Latin nanus (‘dwarf’ or ‘little’), with reference to the size of the type specimen, and psalta (from Latin psaltria – a female harpist), which is a suffix traditionally used in the generic names of cicadas.[1]

Species

As of 2025 there was one described species in the genus:[2]

  • Nanopsalta basalis (Goding & Froggatt, 1904) (Paperbark Tree-buzzer)

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