Myopsalta

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

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

Etymology

The genus name Myopsalta is a combination derived from Greek myo (‘shut’ or ‘close’), with reference to the opercula that close off the tympanal cavity, 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 were 24 described species in the genus:^[2]

• Myopsalta albiventris Popple, 2017 (Pale-bellied Grass Buzzer)
• Myopsalta atrata (Goding and Froggatt, 1904) (Orange-bellied Buzzer)
• Myopsalta bassiana Popple, 2017 (Bassian Buzzer)
• Myopsalta binotata (Goding and Froggatt, 1904) (Robust Smoky Buzzer)
• Myopsalta bisonabilis Popple and Stolarski, 2024 (Adelaide Buzzer)
• Myopsalta chrysopedia Popple, 2017 (Black Sandplain Buzzer)
• Myopsalta coolahensis Emery, Emery and Popple, 2015 (Coolah Grass Buzzer)
• Myopsalta crucifera (Ashton, 1914) (Brown Buzzer)
• Myopsalta gordoni Popple, 2017 (Black Acacia Buzzer)
• Myopsalta lactea (Distant, 1905) (Dark Smoky Buzzer)
• Myopsalta leona Popple, 2017 (Black Brigalow Buzzer)
• Myopsalta libritor Emery, Emery and Popple, 2015 (Coolah Repeater)
• Myopsalta longicauda Popple, 2017 (Wavering Buzzer)
• Myopsalta mackinlayi (Distant, 1882) (Fence Buzzer)
• Myopsalta majurae Popple, 2017 (Mt Ainslie Buzzer)
• Myopsalta melanobasis Popple, 2017 (Broad-winged Buzzer)
• Myopsalta parvula Popple, 2017 (Black Mountain Tinkler)
• Myopsalta platyptera Popple, 2017 (Theodore Chirper)
• Myopsalta riverina Popple, 2017 (Eastern Mallee Buzzer)
• Myopsalta septa Popple, 2017 (Warwick Grass Buzzer)
• Myopsalta umbra Popple, 2017 (Olive Vine Buzzer)
• Myopsalta waterhousei (Distant, 1905) (Smoky Buzzer)
• Myopsalta wollomombii (Coombs, 1995) (New England Grass Buzzer)
• Myopsalta xerograsidia Popple, 2017 (Fishing Reel Buzzer)