Parnquila venosa
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Parnquila |
| Species: | P. venosa |
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| Parnquila venosa | |
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Parnquila venosa, also known as the spinifex buzzer, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1907 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The length of the forewing is 22–28 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in arid central Australia from west of Alice Springs in the MacDonnell Ranges of the Northern Territory, eastwards to the eastern margin of the Simpson Desert in western Queensland. The associated habitat is spinifex grassland.[3][2]
Behaviour
[edit]The cicadas are xylem feeders. Adults are heard in January and February, clinging to the blades of spinifex grasses, uttering clean, pulsing, buzzing calls.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Distant, WL (1907). "Rhynchotal notes.—XLIII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (20): 411–423 [416].
- 1 2 3 "Species Parnquila venosa (Distant, 1907)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
- 1 2 3 L.W. Popple (2025). "Spinifex Buzzer Parnquila venosa (Distant, 1907)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
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