Kobonga oxleyi

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Kobonga oxleyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Kobonga
Species:
K. oxleyi
Binomial name
Kobonga oxleyi
(Distant, 1882) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Melampsalta oxleyiDistant, 1882

Kobonga oxleyi is a species or species complex of cicada, also known as the Moree dinger, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1882 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant. [1]

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Description

The length of the forewing is 21–26 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs from Hervey Range in North Queensland southwards through inland New South Wales to north-western Victoria and the border with South Australia. Its associated habitats include brigalow and casuarina woodland and acacia shrubland. [3] [2]

Behaviour

Adult males are heard from September to February, clinging to the upper branches of trees, especially acacias, uttering repetitive sequences of loud ding-ding-ding-ding calls. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Distant, WL (1882). "On some undescribed Cicadidae from Australia and the Pacific region". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1882: 125–134 [131].
  2. 1 2 "Species Kobonga oxleyi (Distant, 1882)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dinger Kobonga oxleyi (Distant, 1882)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-13.


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