Burbunga aterrima

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Burbunga aterrima
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Burbunga
Species:
B. aterrima
Binomial name
Burbunga aterrima
Distant, 1914 [1]
Synonyms
  • Macrotristria aterrima(Distant, 1914)

Burbunga aterrima, also known as the western screamer, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1914 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant. [1] [2]

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Description

The species has a forewing length of 31–42 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in central-western Western Australia. [3] The syntype was collected at Cue. [2] It has been recorded in scrubland habitats along the coast from the vicinity of Karratha southwards to Shark Bay, and inland to Yalgoo and Lake Austin. [3]

Behaviour

Adults have been seen in February, when they sit on the branches of shrubs and small trees, and give strong buzzing calls. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Distant, WL (1914). "Some undescribed Cicadidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (14): 61–65 [62–63].
  2. 1 2 "Species Burbunga aterrima Distant, 1914". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  3. 1 2 3 4 L.W. Popple (2025). "Western Screamer Burbunga aterrima Distant, 1914". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-08-19.


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