Jassopsaltria danielsorum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Cicadidae |
Genus: | Jassopsaltria |
Species: | J. danielsorum |
Binomial name | |
Jassopsaltria danielsorum |
Jassopsaltria danielsorum, also known as the Keep River fizzer, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian entomologists Maxwell Sydney Moulds and David Marshall. [1] [2]
The forewing length is 13–15 mm. [3]
The species occurs in the Northern Territory, in the Victoria Bonaparte bioregion. The holotype was collected in the Keep River National Park some 400 km south-west of Darwin. The species is known only from the type locality. [2] The habitat consists of sparse eucalypt woodland with an understorey of spinifex grassland. [3]
Adults have been observed in January. The call is unknown. [3]