Myopsalta atrata

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Myopsalta atrata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Myopsalta
Species:
M. atrata
Binomial name
Myopsalta atrata
(Goding & Froggatt, 1904) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Melampsalta atrataGoding & Froggatt, 1904
  • Notopsalta atrata(Goding & Froggatt, 1904)

Myopsalta atrata is a species of cicada, also known as the orange-bellied buzzer, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1904 by entomologists Frederic Webster Goding and Walter Wilson Froggatt. [1]

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Description

The length of the forewing is 13–17 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species is only known from the Greater Sydney area in the Hawkesbury sandstone region of central eastern New South Wales. Its associated habitat is open heathland and woodland with a heathy understorey. [3] [2]

Behaviour

Adult males may be heard from September to March, uttering calls characterised by a high-pitched rattle that becomes a buzzing phrase. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Goding, FW; Froggatt, WW (1904). "Monograph of the Australian Cicadidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (3): 561–670 [638].
  2. 1 2 "Species Myopsalta atrata (Goding & Froggatt, 1904)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  3. 1 2 3 "Orange-bellied Buzzer Myopsalta atrata (Goding and Froggatt, 1904)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-16.


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