''Arunta'' is a genus of

cicada The cicadas () are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers. The superfamily is divided into two ...

in the

thophini Thophini is a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae Cicadidae, the true cicadas, is the largest family of cicadas, with more than 3,200 species worldwide. The oldest known definitive fossils are from the Paleocene, a nymph from the Cretaceo ...

tribe of the

Cicadinae The Cicadinae are a subfamily of cicadas, containing the translucent cicadas. They are robust cicadas and many have gaudy colors, but they generally lack the butterfly-like opaque wing markings found in many species of the related Tibicenina ...

subfamily and is allied to the genus ''

Thopha ''Thopha'' is a genus of cicada native to Australia. Five species are recognised, the double drummer (''Thopha saccata ''Thopha saccata'', the double drummer, is the largest Australian species of cicada and reputedly the loudest insect in th ...

''. Two species have been described, ''

Arunta perulata ''Arunta perulata'' is a large cicada native to Australia. It is also known as the white drummer cicada. The name floury baker was previously applied to this species, but that name is now specific to ''Aleeta curvicosta''. The white drummer was ...

'' and '' A. interclusa''. These are the only Australian cicada species that have adapted to living in

mangrove A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves are taxonomically diverse, as a result of convergent evolution in several ...

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Thophini Insects of Australia Cicadidae genera {{Cicadidae-stub