Kobonga
| Kobonga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Cicadomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cicadoidea |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Subfamily: | Cicadettinae |
| Genus: | KobongaDistant, 1906[1][2] |
Kobonga is a genus of cicadas, also known as dingers or clickers, in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1906 by English entomologistWilliam Lucas Distant.[1][2]
Species
As of 2025 there were seven described species in the genus:[3][2]
- Kobonga apicansMoulds and Kopestonsky, 2001 (Northern Robust Clicker)
- Kobonga apicata(Ashton, 1914) (Western Clicker)
- Kobonga froggattiDistant, 1913 (Maroon Clicker )
- Kobonga fuscomarginata(Distant, 1914) (Slow Dinger)
- Kobonga godingi(Distant, 1905) (Southern Robust Clicker)
- Kobonga oxleyi(Distant, 1882) (Moree Dinger)
- Kobonga umbrimargo(Walker, 1858) (Orange Clicker)
References
- ^ abDistant, WL (1906). "Some undescribed species of Cicadidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (17): 384–389 [387–388].
- ^ abc"Genus Kobonga Distant, 1906". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Kobonga Distant, 1906". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
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