Terepsalta

Terepsalta is a genus of cicadas, also known as grass-tickers, 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]

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

Etymology

The genus name Terepsalta is a combination derived from Latin teres (‘rounded’ or ‘cylindrical’), with reference to the shape of the male abdomen, 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 were two described species in the genus:^[2]

• Terepsalta infans (Walker, 1850) (Southern Stubby Grass-ticker)
• Terepsalta leichhardti Ewart, 2013 (Northern Stubby Grass-ticker)