Parnquila hillieri
Species of cicada
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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]
| Parnquila hillieri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Parnquila |
| Species: | P. hillieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Parnquila hillieri | |
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Description
The length of the forewing is 23–27 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
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
Adults have been heard in January, clinging to canegrass stems, uttering persistent, buzzing calls.[3]
