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Jassopsaltria aeroides

Species of cicada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jassopsaltria aeroides, also known as the blue-eyed fizzer, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian entomologists Maxwell Sydney Moulds and David Marshall.[1][2]

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Jassopsaltria aeroides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Jassopsaltria
Species:
J. aeroides
Binomial name
Jassopsaltria aeroides
Moulds & Marshall, 2021[1][2]
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Description

The forewing length is 17–19 mm.[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in central western Western Australia, north of Shark Bay, in the Carnarvon bioregion. The holotype was collected some 43 km north of the Overlander Roadhouse.[2] The cicadas are found in open shrubland habitats.[3]

Behaviour

Adults have been heard from January to February, clinging to the branches of shrubs such as Acacia, uttering continuous, buzzing calls.[3]

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