Chlorocysta fumea

Chlorocysta fumea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Chlorocysta
Species:	C. fumea
Binomial name
	Chlorocysta fumea; (Ashton, 1914)
Synonyms
	Mardalana fumeaAshton, 1914;

Last updated November 25, 2025

Chlorocysta fumea is a species of cicada, also known as the McIlwraith Range bottle cicada, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Chlorocystini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1914 by Australian entomologist Julian Howard Ashton.^[1]^[2]

Distribution and habitat

The species is only known from the southern end of the McIlwraith Range on the tropical Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland. The associated habitat is vine scrub.^[2]

References

1 2 Ashton, H (1914). "Catalogue of the Cicadidae of the South Australian Museum with descriptions of several new species". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia. 38: 345–358 [351].
1 2 3 "Species Chlorocysta fumea (Ashton, 1914)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-24.

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[ashton1914-1] 1 2 Ashton, H (1914). "Catalogue of the Cicadidae of the South Australian Museum with descriptions of several new species". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia. 38: 345–358 [351].

[afd-2] 1 2 3 "Species Chlorocysta fumea (Ashton, 1914)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-24.

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