Ewartia oldfieldi

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Ewartia oldfieldi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Ewartia
Species:
E. oldfieldi
Binomial name
Ewartia oldfieldi
(Distant, 1883) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Melampsalta oldfieldiDistant, 1883
  • Cicadetta oldfieldi(Distant, 1883)

Ewartia oldfieldi is a species of cicada, also known as the broad-striped wattle cicada, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1883 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant. [1]

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Description

The length of the forewing is 20–26 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland from the Tropic of Capricorn southwards to the New South Wales border. Its associated habitat is low shrubland and open forest with wattles. [3] [2]

Behaviour

Adults are heard from September to April, clinging to the outer stems and upper branches of wattles, uttering repetitive, lilting calls. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Distant, WL (1883). "Contributions to a proposed monograph of the homopterous family Cicadidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1883 (1): 187–194 [191].
  2. 1 2 "Species Ewartia oldfieldi (Distant, 1883)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  3. 1 2 3 "Broad-striped Wattle Cicada Ewartia oldfieldi (Distant, 1883)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-03.


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