Arenopsaltria nubivena

Species of cicada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Arenopsaltria nubivena, also known as the eastern sandgrinder, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1858 by English entomologist Francis Walker.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Suborder:Auchenorrhyncha
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Arenopsaltria nubivena
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Arenopsaltria
Species:
A. nubivena
Binomial name
Arenopsaltria nubivena
(Walker, 1858)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Fidicina nubivena Walker, 1858
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Description

The species has a forewing length of 21–28 mm.[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found across a wide swathe of southern inland Australia, having been recorded from all mainland states and the Northern Territory. It occurs in arid shrubland and mallee habitats on sandy soils.[2][3]

Behaviour

Adults may be heard from December to March, clinging to the branches of low vegetation, including the trunks of mallee eucalypts, uttering continuous, coarse, grating calls.[3]

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