Cognadanga isos

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

Cognadanga isos is a species of cicada, also known as the Woomera urchip, in the family, Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2025 by Australian entomologists Maxwell Sydney Moulds and David C. Marshall. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The specific epithet isos – Greek: ίσος (“equal”) – refers to the similarity to Cognadanga capricornica . [1] [3]

Description

The length of the forewing is 12–14 mm. Body length is 12–14 mm. [1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in South Australia, where it is only known from sites along the Stuart Highway between 50 km north and 100 km south of Coober Pedy. The associated habitat is arid shrubland where the cicadas inhabit saltbush and bluebush. [1] [2]

Behaviour

Adult males emit complex buzzing calls of repeated “de-deee” phrases. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Moulds, MS; Marshall, DC (2025). "New genera and species of cicadas from arid Australia (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae)". Megataxa. 17 (1): 1–40 [30]. doi: 10.11646/megataxa.17.1.1 . Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Cognadanga isos Moulds & Marshall, 2025". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  3. ↑ "Cognadanga isos Moulds & Marshall, 2025". World Auchenorrhyncha Database. TaxonWorks. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
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