Ewartia thamna

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Ewartia thamna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Ewartia
Species:
E. thamna
Binomial name
Ewartia thamna
Popple, 2017 [1] [2]

Ewartia thamna is a species of cicada, also known as the shrub wattle cicada, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2017 by Australian entomologist Lindsay Popple. [1]

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Description

The length of the forewing is 16–20 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species is known only from the Northern Territory, from a site east of Mataranka, in the Arnhem Plateau bioregion. Its associated habitat includes low shrubby wattle trees and grass on weathered sandstone sediments. [3] [2]

Behaviour

Adults have been heard in early February, clinging to the branches of wattles, uttering repetitive, lilting calls. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Popple, LW (2017). "A revision of the Ewartia oldfieldi (Distant) species complex (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettinae) with five new species from eastern and northern Australia". Zootaxa. 4263 (3): 401–449.
  2. 1 2 "Species Ewartia thamna Popple, 2017". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
  3. 1 2 3 "Shrub Wattle Cicada Ewartia thamna Popple, 2017". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-04.


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