Pauropsalta castanea
| Pauropsalta castanea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Pauropsalta |
| Species: | P. castanea |
| Binomial name | |
| Pauropsalta castanea | |
Pauropsalta castanea is a species of cicada, also known as the Flinders squawker, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1904 by entomologists Frederic Webster Goding and Walter Wilson Froggatt.[1][2]
Description
[edit]Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in eastern South Australia, including the Flinders Ranges and Adelaide Hills, western New South Wales and north-western Victoria. The associated habitat is eucalypt woodland along watercourses, especially with river red gums.[3][2]
Behaviour
[edit]Adult males may be heard from October to February, clinging to the trunks of eucalypts, emitting extended, loud, low-pitched zeeep calls.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Goding, FW; Froggatt, WW (1904). "Monograph of the Australian Cicadidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (3): 561–670 [617]. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- 1 2 3 "Species Pauropsalta castanea Goding & Froggatt, 1904". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- 1 2 3 "Flinders Squawker Pauropsalta castanea Goding and Froggatt, 1904". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
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