Thopha

Thopha (from Hebrew: תף, romanized: tof, lit. 'drum'^[1]) is a genus of cicadas native to Australia. They are also known as double drummers. Genetic and morphological data show that Thopha is closely related to the genus Arunta; together they comprise the tribe Thophini.

Thopha
Female Thopha saccata (behind, left) male (front, right)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Subfamily:	Cicadinae
Tribe:	Thophini
Genus:	Thopha Amyot and Serville, 1843
Type species
Tettigonia saccata Fabricius, 1803
Species
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Species

There are five described species:^[2][3]

• Thopha colorata Distant, 1907 (Orange Drummer, Golden Drummer)
• Thopha emmotti Moulds, 2001 (Desert Double Drummer)
• Thopha hutchinsoni Moulds, 2008 (Pilbara Double Drummer)
• Thopha saccata (Fabricius, 1803) (Eastern Double Drummer)
• Thopha sessiliba Distant, 1892 (Northern Double Drummer)
  • T. s. sessiliba Distant, 1892
  • T. s. clamoris Moulds & Hill, 2015^[4]