Burbunga nigrosignata

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Burbunga nigrosignata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Burbunga
Species:
B. nigrosignata
Binomial name
Burbunga nigrosignata
(Distant, 1904) [1]
Synonyms
  • Macrotristria nigrosignataDistant, 1904

Burbunga nigrosignata, also known as the floury bark cicada, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1904 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant. [1] [2]

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Description

The species has a forewing length of 42–58 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The syntype was collected in the vicinity of Cossack in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, some 1500 km north of Perth. The species has been recorded from the Carnarvon, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Murchison, Pilbara and Yalgoo bioregions. It is found in low open scrubland habitats. [2]

Behaviour

Adults have been heard in February, clinging to the branches of trees and shrubs, uttering loud buzzing calls. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Distant, WL (1904). "Additions to a knowledge of the family Cicadidae". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1904 (3): 667–676 [673].
  2. 1 2 "Species Burbunga nigrosignata (Distant, 1904)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  3. 1 2 L.W. Popple (2025). "Floury Bark Cicada Burbunga nigrosignata (Distant, 1904)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-08-20.


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