Telmapsalta

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

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

Etymology

The genus name Telmapsalta is a combination derived from Greek telma (‘pool’ or ‘marsh’), with reference to the swampy habitat of the type species, and psalta (from Latin psaltria – a female harpist), a suffix traditionally used in the names of many cicada genera.^[1]

Species

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

• Telmapsalta hackeri (Distant, 1915) (Paperbark Cicada)