Tryella kauma
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| Tryella kauma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Tryella |
| Species: | T. kauma |
| Binomial name | |
| Tryella kauma | |
Tryella kauma is a species of cicada, also known as the whispering bullet, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Lamotialnini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2003 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds.[1][2]
The specific epithet kauma, from Greek: “burning heat”, refers to the climatic conditions in the area where the species was discovered.[1][3]
