Pauropsalta extensa
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Pauropsalta |
| Species: | P. extensa |
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Pauropsalta extensa is a species of cicada, also known as the slender 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 south-eastern South Australia and the central Eyre Peninsula. The associated habitat is mallee eucalypt woodland, including roadside remnants.[3][2]
Behaviour
[edit]Adult males may be heard while clinging to the branches and stems of mallee eucalypts, emitting short buzzing calls, monotonously repeated.[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 [618]. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- 1 2 3 "Species Pauropsalta extensa Goding & Froggatt, 1904". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- 1 2 3 "Slender Squawker Pauropsalta extensa Goding and Froggatt, 1904". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
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