Macrotristria extrema

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Macrotristria extrema
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Macrotristria
Species:
M. extrema
Binomial name
Macrotristria extrema
(Distant, 1892) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Cicada extremaDistant, W.L. 1892

Macrotristria extrema, also known as the western whiner, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1892 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant [1] [2]

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Description

The length of the forewing is 34–38 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in coastal and subcoastal north-western Western Australia from Carnarvon north-eastwards to Sandfire, and inland to Marble Bar and Wittenoom. [2] The habitat includes low open shrubland with scattered trees and dune vegetation. [3]

Behaviour

Adults are heard from October to May, clinging to the stems and branches of trees and shrubs, uttering continuous harsh whines. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Distant, WL (1892). "On some undescribed Cicadidae, with synonymical notes". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 6 (10): 54–67 [56].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Macrotristria extrema (Distant, 1892)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  3. 1 2 3 L.W. Popple (2025). "Western Whiner Macrotristria extrema (Distant, 1892)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
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