Limnopsalta

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Cicadomorpha
Superfamily:	Cicadoidea
Family:	Cicadidae
Tribe:	Cicadettini
Genus:	Limnopsalta Moulds, 2012[1]

Etymology

The genus name Limnopsalta is a combination of Greek limno (‘marsh’ or ‘lake’), referring to the favoured habitat of the type species, and psalta from Latin psaltria (a female harpist), a traditional suffix in the generic names of cicadas.^[1]

Species

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

• Limnopsalta stradbrokensis (Distant, 1915) (Wallum Sedge-clicker)