Jassopsaltria minilyaensis

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Jassopsaltria minilyaensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Jassopsaltria
Species:
J. minilyaensis
Binomial name
Jassopsaltria minilyaensis
Moulds & Marshall, 2021 [1] [2]

Jassopsaltria minilyaensis, also known as the Minilya 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]

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Description

The forewing length is 15–18 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in central-western Western Australia, in the Carnarvon bioregion. The holotype was collected 36 km south of the Minilya Roadhouse. [2] The habitat is open shrubland. [3]

Behaviour

Adults have been heard from December to February, clinging to the branches of shrubs such as Acacia , uttering continuous, shivering, buzzing calls. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Moulds, MS; Marshall, DC (2021). "A Revision of the endemic Australian cicada genus Jassopsaltria Ashton, 1914 (Cicadidae: Cicadinae: Jassopsaltriini)". Australian Entomologist. 48 (4): 217–240 [232].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Jassopsaltria minilyaensis Moulds & Marshall, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  3. 1 2 3 L.W. Popple (2025). "Minilya Fizzer Jassopsaltria minilyaensis Moulds and Marshall, 2021". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-08-29.


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