Kobonga froggatti

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Kobonga froggatti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Kobonga
Species:
K. froggatti
Binomial name
Kobonga froggatti
Distant, 1913 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Kobonga castaneaAshton, 1914

Kobonga froggatti is a species of cicada, also known as the maroon clicker, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1913 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant. [1]

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Description

The length of the forewing is 31–41 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Central Australia from Coober Pedy in northern South Australia northwards to near Tilmouth Well, some 200 km north-west of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, as well as in Western Australia from Leonora north-westwards to near Karratha. Its associated habitat is acacia shrubland, particularly mulga ( Acacia aneura ). [3] [2]

Behaviour

Adult males are heard from December to February, clinging to the main trunks and branches of acacias, uttering robust buzzing and clicking calls. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Distant, WL (1913). "Undescribed species of Cicadidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (12): 485–491 [490].
  2. 1 2 "Species Kobonga froggatti Distant, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
  3. 1 2 3 "Maroon Clicker Kobonga froggatti Distant, 1913". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-14.


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