Burbunga albofasciata
| Burbunga albofasciata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Burbunga |
| Species: | B. albofasciata
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| Binomial name | |
| Burbunga albofasciata | |
Burbunga albofasciata, also known as the pale spinifex cicada or pale bark cicada, 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]
Description
The species has a forewing length of 21–24 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species is found in inland northern Australia from northern Western Australia through the Northern Territory to western Queensland.[3] The syntype was collected at Alexandria Station on the Barkly Tableland of the Northern Territory.[2] It has been recorded from the Burt Plain, Central Ranges, Davenport Murchison Ranges, Great Sandy Desert, Mitchell Grass Downs, Sturt Plateau and Tanami bioregions.[2] Its habitat includes grasslands, including spinifex.[3]
Behaviour
The species is a xylem feeder.[2] Adults have been seen between August and February, when they sit on grass stems and give buzzing calls.[3]
References
- ^ a b Distant, WL (1907). "Rhynchotal notes.—XLIII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (20): 411–423 [417].
- ^ a b c d "Species Burbunga albofasciata Distant, 1907". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- ^ a b c d L.W. Popple (2025). "Pale Spinifex Cicada Burbunga albofasciata Distant, 1907". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-08-19.