Parnquila
| Parnquila | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Cicadomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cicadoidea |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Subfamily: | Cicadinae |
| Genus: | Parnquila Moulds, 2012[1][2] |
Parnquila is a genus of cicadas, commonly called buzzers, in the family Cicadidae and tribe Tamasini. It is found across much of arid and semi-arid Australia. It was described in 2012 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds.[1][3]
Species
[edit]As of 2025 there were four described species in the genus:
- Parnquila hillieri (Distant, 1906) - Cane Grass Buzzer
- Parnquila magna (Distant, 1913) - Goldfields Buzzer
- Parnquila unicolor (Ashton, 1921) - Perth Buzzer
- Parnquila venosa (Distant, 1907) - Spinifex Buzzer
References
[edit]- 1 2 Moulds, MS (2021). "A review of the genera of Australian cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea)". Zootaxa. 3287: 1–262 [174].
- ↑ "Genus Parnquila Moulds, 2012". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
- ↑ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Parnquila Moulds, 2012, Buzzers". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
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