The generic name Brevia, from Latin brevis (“short”), is an anatomical reference to the short pseudoparameres on the aedeagus.[1][4] The specific epithetbullula comes from Latin bulla (“bubble”) referring to the bubbly lilt of the male's song.[1][5]
Description
The length of the forewing is 11–13mm; body length is 12–13mm.[1]
Adults have been observed from late December to February, clinging to grass stems, their appearance probably dependent on heavy summer rains, the males emitting repeated, low-frequency, bubbly rattling calls.[1]
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