Ewartia adusta

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Ewartia adusta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Ewartia
Species:
E. adusta
Binomial name
Ewartia adusta

Ewartia adusta is a species of cicada, also known as the sporty wattle cicada, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2022 by Australian entomologists Maxwell Sydney Moulds and David C. Marshall. [1]

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Description

The length of the forewing is 17–24 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs over a broad swathe of central Western Australia eastwards across Central Australia into Queensland. Its associated habitat is shrubland where wattles are present, especially Acacia aneura (Mulga). [3] [2]

Behaviour

Adults are heard from October to March, clinging to the stems of wattles, uttering calls characterised by rapid chirps followed by a short buzz. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Moulds, MS; Marshall, DC (2022). "New genera and new species of Western Australian cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)". Zootaxa. 5174 (5): 451–507 [39–41]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5174.5.1. PMID   36095386.
  2. 1 2 "Species Ewartia adusta Moulds & Marshall, 2022". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sporty Wattle Cicada Ewartia adusta Moulds and Marshall, 2022". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-03.


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