Tamasa is a genus of cicadas, commonly known as bunyips, in the family Cicadidae and tribe Tamasini, that is found along much of the eastern coast of Australia, from the Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland southwards to Ulladulla on the south coast of New South Wales. It was described in 1905 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.
Species As of 2025 there were five described species in the genus: Tamasa burgessi (Cairns Bunyip, Two-toned Bunyip) Tamasa caverna (Boulder Bunyip) Tamasa doddi (Dodd's Bunyip) Tamasa rainbowi (Green Bunyip) Tamasa tristigma (Brown Bunyip, Eastern Bunyip)
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