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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Popplepsalta |
| Species: | P. kobongoides |
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| Popplepsalta kobongoides | |
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Popplepsalta kobongoides is a species of cicada, also known as the mimic squeaker, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2013 by Australian entomologist Lindsay Popple.[1][2]
Description
[edit]Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in temperate areas of inland eastern Australia, west of the Great Dividing Range, from Augathella in Queensland southwards to Wagga Wagga in New South Wales. Associated habitats include box and ironbark eucalypts, as well as sally wattle, growing on river flats in loamy soils.[3][2]
Behaviour
[edit]Adult males may be heard from October to January, clinging to the upper branches and foliage of trees, emitting complex rattling and whining calls.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Popple, LW (2013). "A revision of the Pauropsalta annulata Goding & Froggatt species group (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) based on morphology, calling songs and ecology, with investigations into calling song structure, molecular phylogenetic relationships and a case of hybridisation between two subspecies". Zootaxa. 3730: 1–102 [63]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3730.1.1.
- 1 2 3 "Species Popplepsalta kobongoides (Popple, 2013)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- 1 2 3 "Mimic Squeaker Popplepsalta kobongoides (Popple, 2013)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
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