Family Cicadidae Latreille, 1802

Remarks. All extant cicadas are members of the Cicadidae except the two Australian species of Tettigarcta White, 1845 .

Diagnosis. Pronotum smaller than mesonotum, distinctive cruciform elevation present, fused fore wing anal veins 2 and 3, males generally possess timbal organs and abdominal resonating chamber, tympana present in both sexes, male genitalia ventrally shielded by sternite VII, and male pygofer with basal lobes (Moulds 2005).