Thopha

Thopha (from Hebrew: תף, romanized: tof, lit. 'drum'^[1]) is a genus of cicada native to Australia. Five species are recognised, the double drummer (Thopha saccata), the northern double drummer (T. sessiliba), the golden drummer (T. colorata), T. emmotti and T. hutchinsoni.^[2][3] Within sessiliba, two subspecies are recognized, the nominotypical form and T. sessiliba clamoris Moulds and Hill.^[4]

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
Thopha colorata Thopha emmotti Thopha hutchinsoni Thopha saccata Thopha sessiliba

Genetic and morphological data show that Thopha is closely related to the genus Arunta; together they comprise the tribe Thophini.