Atrapsalta furcilla
| Atrapsalta furcilla | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Atrapsalta |
| Species: | A. furcilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Atrapsalta furcilla | |
Atrapsalta furcilla is a species of cicada, also known as the southern mountain squeaker, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2016 by entomologists Christopher Owen and Maxwell Sydney Moulds.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]The species epithet furcilla comes from Greek furcilla (‘yellow’) with reference to the yellow-coloured upper pygofer lobes of the males.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the forewing is 14–18 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in the cooler, highland regions of south-eastern Australia from Clandulla in New South Wales, through the Australian Capital Territory and much of eastern and southern Victoria, to extreme south-eastern South Australia, as well as Tasmania. So far, one individual has been sighted in the Mount Lofty Ranges.[4] The associated habitat includes cool temperate eucalypt forests.[2][3]
Behaviour
[edit]Adults are heard from November to February, clinging to the main trunks and upper branches of the eucalypts, uttering two-part calls, the second a syncopated ticking with short buzz notes.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Owen, CL; Moulds, MS (1834). "Systematics and phylogeny of the Australian cicada genus Pauropsalta Goding and Froggatt, 1904 and allied genera (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettini)". Records of the Australian Museum. 68: 117–200 [173]. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- 1 2 3 "Species Atrapsalta furcilla Owen & Moulds, 2016". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- 1 2 3 L.W. Popple (2025). "Southern Mountain Squeaker Atrapsalta furcilla Owen and Moulds, 2016". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ↑ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/332856891
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- Atrapsalta
- Cicadas of Australia
- Endemic fauna of Australia
- Arthropods of New South Wales
- Fauna of the Australian Capital Territory
- Arthropods of Victoria (state)
- Arthropods of South Australia
- Arthropods of Tasmania
- Insects described in 2016
- Taxa named by Maxwell Sydney Moulds
- Taxa named by Christopher Owen
- Cicadettinae stubs