Website information and updates
© Popple Creative Industries 2014–2024
1/01/2024 — Version 0.39
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
New content for three new species described in 2023.
Updated distribution maps following review of collection data.
8/01/2023 — Version 0.38
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Updated distribution information following a review of publicly available databases.
Updated distribution maps.
16/12/2022 — Version 0.37
This update contains the following additions.
New content for the genera Illyria and Macrotristria.
Three additions to the literature (Emery et al. (2022), Moulds, 2022, Olive 2022).
12/09/2022 — Version 0.36
This update contains the following additions.
New content for the following genera: Calipsalta, Chrysocicada, Ewartia, Illyria, Kalarko, Parvopsalta, Pedana and
Pegapsaltria, Pyropsalta.
One addition to the literature (Moulds and Marshall, 2022).
7/06/2022 — Version 0.35
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Additional species pages and/or content for five new Yoyetta cicadas described in 2022.
One addition to the literature (Popple and Emery, 2022).
9/04/2022 — Version 0.34
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Additional content for newly described Tryella, Mugadina and Pericallea species.
Three additions to the literature: Emery et al. (2022), Ewart (2022) and Moulds et al. (2022).
19/03/2022 — Version 0.33
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Updated distribution information following recently completed surveys and a review of publicly available databases.
Updated distribution maps.
6/01/2022 — Version 0.32
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Updated species pages and content for various Cicadinae genera: Thopha, Arunta, Macrotristria and Jassopsaltria (partial).
One addition to the literature (Moulds and Marshall, 2021).
Fixed errors.
23/12/2021 — Version 0.31
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Updated species pages and content for the genus Psaltoda and its allies.
One addition to the literature (Popple and Moulds, 2021).
Fixed errors.
07/11/2021 — Version 0.30
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Added a new tribe (Kimberpsaltriini).
Additional genus and species pages and content for the new genus Kimberpsaltria.
One addition to the literature (Moulds et al. 2021).
Fixed errors.
03/07/2021 — Version 0.29
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Additional species page and content for the genus Haemopsalta.
One addition to the literature (Emery and Emery, 2021).
26/04/2021 — Version 0.28
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Updated species page and content for a new Mugadina cicada described in April, 2021.
One addition to the literature (Ewart and Mouds, 2021).
Updated distribution information.
Updated distribution maps.
09/02/2021 — Version 0.27
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Updated distribution information following recently completed surveys and a review of publicly available databases.
Updated distribution maps.
01/01/2021 — Version 0.26
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Updated distribution information.
20/11/2020 — Version 0.25
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Structural changes.
Updated distribution information.
19/11/2020 — Version 0.24
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Additional species pages and content for a new Auscala and four new Punia cicadas described in September 2020 and
October 2020, respectively.
Two additions to the literature (Emery et al., 2020 and Moulds, 2020).
12/08/2020 — Version 0.23
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Additional species pages and content for four new Yoyetta cicadas described in August, 2020.
One addition to the literature (Popple and Emery, 2020).
30/03/2020 — Version 0.22
The small update includes:
Updated information on genus Yoyetta, including a newly described species.
02/10/2019 — Version 0.21
This minor update contains the following amendments and additions.
Additional live photographs of selected Cicadidae.
Updated distribution information.
02/10/2019 — Version 0.20
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Additional species pages and content for eight new Yoyetta cicadas described in 2019.
Minor additions and refinement of distribution maps.
One addition to the literature (Emery, Emery and Popple, 2019; http://dr-pop.net/aus-cicada_literature.htm).
13/01/2019 — Version 0.19
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Fixed errors.
Additional distribution information.
29/06/2018 — Version 0.18
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Added two new genus pages with reference to the revisionary work of Ewart (2018): Heremusina and Xeropsalta (some
species transferred from Mugadina).
Updated information on genus Yoyetta, including a newly described species.
23/03/2018 — Version 0.17
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Updated information on genus Palapsalta, including newly described species.
Provided revised information on Tamasa burgessi.
25/01/2018 — Version 0.16
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Additional live photographs.
Updated information and distribution maps for Northern Territory cicadas.
30/10/2017 — Version 0.15
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Updated references.
Updated content for new Myopsalta cicadas described in 2017.
10/09/2017 — Version 0.14
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Updated references.
Added a link to Cicadas of India.
Revised content for two new Clinopsalta cicadas described in 2017.
10/05/2017 — Version 0.13
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Additional species pages and content for five new Graminitigrina cicadas described in 2017.
Revised content for five new Ewartia cicadas described in 2017.
08/01/2017 — Version 0.12
This minor update contains the following amendments and additions.
Minor fixes and refinement of distribution maps.
20/11/2016 — Version 0.11
This minor update contains the following amendments and additions.
Additional audio recordings for a selection of Western Australian species.
Additional photographs of some live and set specimens.
Minor fixes and refinement of distribution maps.
27/10/2016 — Version 0.10
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
Updates to genus pages and additionalk species pages to accommodate the substantial revisionary work of Owen and
Moulds (2016) on Pauropsalta, adding Atrapsalta, Falcatpsalta, Haemopsalta, Popplepsalta and Relictapsalta.
One addition to the literature (Owen and Moulds, 2016; http://dr-pop.net/aus-cicada_literature.htm).
Updates to text and distribution maps, with some additional images and sounds.
A trial pop-up image selection on the following page: Eastern Double Drummer Thopha saccata.
30/06/2016 — Version 0.09
This minor update contains the following amendments and additions.
Updates to the Macrotristria species pages to accommodate a recently described species.
Updates to text and distribution maps, with some additional images.
05/02/2016 — Version 0.08
A minor update with partial changes to text and distribution maps.
25/11/2015 — Version 0.07
This minor update contains the following amendments and additions.
Updates to the Myopsalta species pages to accommodate recently described species.
Additions to the literature (http://dr-pop.net/aus-cicada_literature.htm).
22/08/2015 — Version 0.06
This minor update contains the following amendments and additions.
Updates to the Chelapsalta and Simona species pages to accommodate recently described species.
Additions to the literature (http://dr-pop.net/aus-cicada_literature.htm).
Minor fixes and refinement of distribution maps.
17/06/2015 — Version 0.05
This minor update contains the following amendments and additions.
Addition of information for a new subspecies of Thopha and species of Toxala.
Additions to the literature (http://dr-pop.net/aus-cicada_literature.htm).
Updates to text and distribution maps.
02/05/2015 — Version 0.04
This minor update contains the following amendments and additions.
Refinements to the genus Yoyetta and associated species pages, reflecting the recent descriptions of four new species.
One addition to the literature (Emery et al., 2015; http://dr-pop.net/aus-cicada_literature.htm).
Small fixes and updates to text and distribution maps.
01/01/2015 — Version 0.03
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
One additional genus page (http://dr-pop.net/euthemopsaltria.htm), two additional species pages (http://dr-pop.net/laeta-
588.htm and (http://dr-pop.net/caverna-117.htm)) and some new photos kindly provided by Nick Romanowski.
Two additions to the literature (http://dr-pop.net/aus-cicada_literature.htm).
Some fixes and updates to species names, key words and distribution maps.
12/10/2014 — Version 0.02
This update contains the following amendments and additions.
A Google search facility for this website has been added to the cicada classification index to enable searches for particular
cicada species and other content (http://dr-pop.net/cicada-list.htm).
Links to an additional eight recordings of cicada calls on Sound Cloud (predominantly dusk calls).
Several additions to the literature (http://dr-pop.net/aus-cicada_literature.htm).
Numerous fixes and minor updates to species names, key words and distribution maps.
27/07/2014 — Version 0.01
A web guide to the cicadas of Australia website version 0.01 is released.
This release contains the following:
A main navigation page (http://dr-pop.net/cicadas.htm).
A cicada classification index with links to all of the current cicada genera recognised in Australia, along with images with links
to a selection of some of the more conspicuous or unusual genera.
86 genus pages, each containing background information on a genus, with images and a list of species both containing links
to the species pages.
384 species pages, each containing information, images, a distribution map and embedded sounds
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for a species or species
complex.
A comprehensive bibliography of Australian cicadas for further reading, split across two pages (http://dr-pop.net/aus-
cicada_literature.htm).
A page that contains information of the content of this website and details changes in progressive updates (this page).
A one page list containing links to other cicada resources (in Australia and overseas) on the internet (http://dr-
pop.net/links.htm).
A brief acknowledgements section (http://dr-pop.net/thankyou.htm).
A page containing a contact and feedback web form (http://dr-pop.net/contact.htm).
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Sounds include a library of 379 calling song samples uploaded to Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/dr-pop-3) by the site creator.