Tamasa doddi
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Tamasa |
| Species: | T. doddi
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| Binomial name | |
| Tamasa doddi | |
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Tamasa doddi, also known as Dodd’s bunyip, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1904 by entomologists Frederic Webster Goding and Walter Wilson Froggatt.[1][2]
Description
The length of the forewing is 27–39 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in northern coastal Queensland from north of Cooktown southwards to Innisfail, extending inland to the Atherton Tableland. The associated habitat is tropical rainforest, including riverine and swamp forest, parkland and gardens.[3]
Behaviour
Adults are heard from October to May, clinging to tree trunks, often in local aggregations, and uttering long buzzing calls which terminate in a short stutter.[3]
References
- ^ a b Goding, FW; Froggatt, WW (1904). "Monograph of the Australian Cicadidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (3): 561–670 [602].
- ^ a b "Species Tamasa doddi (Goding & Froggatt, 1904)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ^ a b c L.W. Popple (2025). "Dodd's Bunyip Tamasa doddi (Goding and Froggatt, 1904)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-06.