Auscala

Auscala 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. The cicadas are found in the dryer areas of south-western and south-eastern Australia.^[1]

Auscala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Subfamily:	Cicadettinae
Tribe:	Cicadettini
Genus:	Auscala Moulds, 2012[1]

Etymology

The genus name Auscala combines ‘Aus' (for 'Australia’) with Latin cala (a piece of wood), alluding to the songs of the male cicadas, which sound like creaking tree branches.^[1]

Species

As of 2025 there were two described species in the genus:^[2]

• Auscala flammea Emery, Emery & Hutchinson, 2020 (Red Mallee Creaker)
• Auscala spinosa (Goding & Froggat, 1904) (Creaking Branch Cicada)