Genus Cystosoma Westwood, 1842
Bladder cicadas
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Distribution:
North-eastern and central
eastern Australia, with an
isolated record from the
Northern Territory.
Area of diversity:
Eastern Queensland, with
at least one species found
across a wide area.
Locality of highest
diversity: Crows Nest and
Stanthorpe (both in
Queensland; two species).
List of species:
Bladder Cicada Cystosoma
saundersii Westwood, 1842
Lesser Bladder Cicada
Cystosoma schmeltzi
Distant, 1882 (species
complex)
dr-pop.net database record
Currently known extent
Bladder Cicada
Lesser Bladder Cicada
