Parnquila venosa
Species of cicada
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Parnquila venosa, also known as the spinifex buzzer, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1907 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.[1][2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Parnquila |
| Species: | P. venosa |
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| Parnquila venosa | |
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Description
The length of the forewing is 22–28 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in arid central Australia from west of Alice Springs in the MacDonnell Ranges of the Northern Territory, eastwards to the eastern margin of the Simpson Desert in western Queensland. The associated habitat is spinifex grassland.[3][2]
