Jassopsaltria danielsorum
Species of cicada
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Jassopsaltria danielsorum, also known as the Keep River 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]
| Jassopsaltria danielsorum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Jassopsaltria |
| Species: | J. danielsorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Jassopsaltria danielsorum | |
Description
The forewing length is 13–15 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Northern Territory, in the Victoria Bonaparte bioregion. The holotype was collected in the Keep River National Park some 400 km south-west of Darwin. The species is known only from the type locality.[2] The habitat consists of sparse eucalypt woodland with an understorey of spinifex grassland.[3]
Behaviour
Adults have been observed in January. The call is unknown.[3]