Parnquila hillieri
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Parnquila |
| Species: | P. hillieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnquila hillieri | |
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Parnquila hillieri, also known as the cane grass buzzer, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1906 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The length of the forewing is 23–27 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in north-eastern South Australia in the Strzelecki Desert. The holotype was collected at Killalpanima, some 160 km east of Lake Eyre. The associated habitat is sandhill canegrass growing in thick shrub-like clumps on sand-dunes.[3][2]
Behaviour
[edit]Adults have been heard in January, clinging to canegrass stems, uttering persistent, buzzing calls.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Distant, WL (1906). "Undescribed Cicadidae". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus). 50: 148–154 [154].
- 1 2 3 "Species Parnquila hillieri (Distant, 1906)". 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). "Cane Grass Buzzer Parnquila hillieri (Distant, 1906)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
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