Purana tigrina
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| Purana tigrina | |
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| Male (dorsal view) | |
| Tentative P. tigrina sound recording | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Purana |
| Species: | P. tigrina |
| Binomial name | |
| Purana tigrina (Walker, 1850) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dundubia tigrina Walker, 1850 | |
Purana tigrina[1][2][3] is the type species of cicadas in its genus and is found in Southeast Asia. It was described from Malabar, South India. It is a common species in the Malayan Peninsula and on Bunguran Island in the South China Sea.[1][2][3]
The body length of a male is 22.5–29 mm and that of the female somewhat less at 18–23 mm. They have a greenish-ochraceous head and thorax, and brownish-ochraceous abdomen. The head and thorax are marked in black.[2][1][3]
Purana tigrina is a large insect with the wings extending well beyond the tip of the abdomen. Adult males are 22.5 to 29 mm (0.9 to 1.1 in) in length while females range from 18 to 23 mm (0.7 to 0.9 in).[3] The general colour is pale to dark brown tinged with green, and marked with black. The head has a prominent pair of compound eyes on the side, and between these are a pair of short antennae set on conical bases. There are three small ocelli in a triangular shape located on the top of the head. The long, sharp mouthparts, known as the rostrum, are inserted into the trunks of trees to suck sap from the xylem. The thorax has three segments, each with a pair of legs, and bears two pairs of membranous wings, folded tent-like above the body when at rest; the wing venation is characteristic of the species. The abdomen is segmented and contains the reproductive organs. In females it is tipped by a large, saw-edged ovipositor, while in males, it encloses the tymbal organ which is used in the production of the song.[4]
