https://www.mapress.com/mt <p><strong>Megataxa</strong> is a premium open access journal for important works reporting major advances in taxonomy.</p> en-US <span lang="EN-GB">Authors need to complete and return an </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="/j/public/files/MTcopyright.rtf">Assignment of Copyright</a> </span><span lang="EN-GB">form when a paper is accepted for publication. Authors from institutions that do not allow transfer of copyrights to publishers (e.g. government institutions such as USDA, CSIRO) should attach a copyright waiver or similar document.</span> zhangz@landcareresearch.co.nz (Zhi-Qiang Zhang) magnolia@mapress.com (Magnolia press) Thu, 15 May 2025 10:46:01 +1200 OJS 3.3.0.6 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://www.mapress.com/mt/article/view/megataxa.17.1.1 <p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All described species of cicadas (Cicadidae) from the Northern Territory and South Australia are listed (Tables 1 and 2) and the composition of these faunas is briefly compared and discussed.</span></span></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">Five new genera and 12 new species are described from arid regions of Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales, viz. </span><em style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">Amica glauca</em> <strong style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">gen. et sp. nov.</strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">, </span><em style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">Amica sitis</em> <strong style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">gen. et sp. nov.</strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">, </span><em style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">Arenopsaltria exmouthensis </em><strong style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">sp. nov.</strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">, </span><em style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">Arenopsaltria dryas </em><strong style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">sp. nov.</strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">, </span><em style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">Austropunia cheloides</em> <strong style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">gen. et sp. nov.</strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">, </span><em style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">Brevia bullula</em> <strong style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">gen. et sp. nov.</strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">, </span><em style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">Paraclinata chlorotes</em><strong style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;"> gen. et sp. nov.</strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">, </span><em style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">Paraclinata nullarboris</em> <strong style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">gen. et sp. nov.</strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">, </span><em style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">Cognadanga capricornica</em> <strong style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">gen. et sp. nov.</strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">, </span><em style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">Cognadanga isos</em> <strong style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">gen. et sp. nov.</strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">, </span><em style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">Gudanga kolos</em> <strong style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">sp. nov.</strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;"> and </span><em style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">Xeropsalta eremica</em> <strong style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">sp. nov. </strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">Notes on the attributes of </span><em style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">Heremusina</em><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;"> Ewart, 2018 are reviewed and discussed. Correction is provided for a misidentification of </span><em style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">Paradina leichardti</em><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;"> (Distant, 1882) in the molecular study of Marshall </span><em style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">et al</em><span style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #000000;">. (2018).</span></p> M.S. MOULDS, D.C. MARSHALL Copyright (c) 2025 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://www.mapress.com/mt/article/view/megataxa.17.1.1 Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +1200