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Distribution: Throughout much of mainland inland Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria (excluding the higher rainfall areas east of the Great Dividing Range) and eastern South Australia. Area of diversity: Northern New South Wales and southern Queensland, with two species found at several localities. Locality of highest diversity: Lake Broadwater (three species). List of species: Black Scrub-buzzer Platypsalta dubia (Goding and Froggatt, 1904) Surat Scrub-buzzer Platypsalta sp. (cf. dubia) Bulloak Scrub-buzzer Platypsalta sp. (cf. dubia) Brigalow Scrub-buzzer Platypsalta sp. (cf. dubia) Little Grass Buzzer Platypsalta sp. (cf. dubia) Broad-wing Scrub-clicker Platypsalta sp. (cf. dubia) Black Scrub-buzzer Platypsalta mixta (Distant, 1914) Northern Scrub-clicker Platypsalta sp. (cf. dubia) Black Casuarina Ticker Platypsalta sp. 361 Central Scrub-clicker Platypsalta sp. 271

Black Scrub-buzzer

Surat Scrub-buzzer

Bulloak Scrub-buzzer

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Brigalow Scrub-buzzer

Little Grass Buzzer

Broad-wing Scrub-clicker

Black Casuarina Ticker

Central Scrub-clicker

Northern Scrub-clicker

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