Chrysocicada trophis

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Chrysocicada trophis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Chrysocicada
Species:
C. trophis
Binomial name
Chrysocicada trophis

Chrysocicada trophis is a species of cicada, also known as the golden alea, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Pictilini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2022 by Australian entomologists Maxwell Sydney Moulds and David C. Marshall. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The specific epithet trophis, from Greek τροφόεις (“well-fed” or “stout”), refers to the inflated male abdomen. [1] [3]

Description

The length of the forewing is 13–16 mm. [4]

Distribution and habitat

The species is only known from Meda Station in north-west Western Australia. The associated habitat is grassland. [2] [4]

Behaviour

Adult males may be heard in February, clinging to low vegetation, emitting clean, buzzing and whining calls, produced in long bursts. [4] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Moulds, MS; Marshall, DC (2022). "New genera and new species of Western Australian cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)". Zootaxa. 5174 (5): 451–507 [463].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Chrysocicada trophis Moulds & Marshall, 2022". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  3. ↑ "Chrysocicada trophis Moulds & Marshall, 2022". World Auchenorrhyncha Database. TaxonWorks. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  4. 1 2 3 "Golden Alea Chrysocicada trophis Moulds and Marshall, 2022". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-26.


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