Brevisiana brevis
Species of true bug
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Brevisana brevis, known as the shrill thorntree cicada, is a cicada found in Africa and is likely the loudest insect on record. It has been recorded producing sounds with pressure levels of 106.7 decibels at a distance of 50 cm.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Subfamily: | Cicadinae |
| Tribe: | Platypleurini |
| Genus: | Brevisiana |
| Species: | B. brevis |
| Binomial name | |
| Brevisiana brevis (Walker, 1850) | |
Brevisana brevis is found in the African countries Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Malawi.[3]
