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Distribution: Present across most areas of semi-arid and arid Australia, including Western Australia (except the Kimberley), the Northern Territory (except the Top End), South Australia, north-west Victoria, inland New South Wales and Queensland (apart from the far north). Area of diversity: Inland southern and central Queensland, with three to four species found at several localities. Locality of highest diversity: Southwood National Park (six species). List of species: Northern Robust Clicker Kobonga apicans Moulds and Kopestonsky, 2001 Western Clicker Kobonga apicata (Ashton, 1914) Callitris Clicker Kobonga sp. (cf. apicata) Kettledrum Cicada Kobonga sp. (cf. apicata) Ticking Tiger Kobonga sp. (cf. apicata) Brigalow Tiger Kobonga sp. (cf. apicata) Western Tiger Kobonga sp. (cf. apicata) Maroon Clicker Kobonga froggatti Distant, 1913 Slow Dinger Kobonga fuscomarginata (Distant, 1914) Robust Clicker Kobonga godingi (Distant, 1905) Dinger Kobonga oxleyi (Distant, 1882) Moree Dinger Kobonga sp. (cf. oxleyi) Orange Clicker Kobonga umbrimargo (Walker, 1858) (species complex) Gidyea Cicada Kobonga sp. 207 Clear-winged Brigalow Cicada Kobonga sp. 208

Western Clicker

Maroon Clicker

Callitris Clicker

Kettledrum Cicada

Orange Clicker

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Ticking Tiger

Brigalow Tiger

Western Tiger

Slow Dinger

Robust Clicker

Dinger

Gidyea Cicada

Clear-winged Brigalow Cicada

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