| 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 |
| 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]
The species has a forewing length of 21–24 mm. [3]
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]
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]
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