Burbunga gilmorei

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Burbunga gilmorei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Burbunga
Species:
B. gilmorei
Binomial name
Burbunga gilmorei
(Distant, 1882) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tibicen gilmoreiDistant, 1882

Burbunga gilmorei, also known as the western bark cicada, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1882 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant. [1] [2]

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Description

The species has a forewing length of 23–28 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The lectotype was collected in the vicinity of the Swan River and Perth in Western Australia, with isolated populations recorded at Uluru in the Northern Territory and near Tarcoola in South Australia. The species is found in mallee woodland habitats. [3]

Behaviour

Adults are seen from December to March, when they cling to the branches and trunks of mallee eucalypts, and utter monotonous buzzing calls. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Distant, WL (1882). "On some undescribed Cicadidae from Australia and the Pacific region". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1882: 125–134 [127–128].
  2. ↑ "Species Burbunga gilmorei (Distant, 1882)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  3. 1 2 3 L.W. Popple (2025). "Western Bark Cicada Burbunga gilmorei (Distant, 1882)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-08-19.


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