Parnquila

Parnquila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Cicadomorpha
Superfamily:	Cicadoidea
Family:	Cicadidae
Subfamily:	Cicadinae
Genus:	Parnquila ; Moulds, 2012

Last updated September 23, 2025

Parnquila is a genus of cicadas, commonly called buzzers, in the family Cicadidae and tribe Tamasini. It is found across much of arid and semi-arid Australia. It was described in 2012 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds.^[1]^[3]

Species

As of 2025 there were four described species in the genus:

Parnquila hillieri (Distant, 1906) - Cane Grass Buzzer
Parnquila magna (Distant, 1913) - Goldfields Buzzer
Parnquila unicolor (Ashton, 1921) - Perth Buzzer
Parnquila venosa (Distant, 1907) - Spinifex Buzzer

References

1 2 Moulds, MS (2021). "A review of the genera of Australian cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea)". Zootaxa. 3287: 1–262 [174].
↑ "Genus Parnquila Moulds, 2012". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
↑ L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Parnquila Moulds, 2012, Buzzers". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-04.

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[moulds2012-1] 1 2 Moulds, MS (2021). "A review of the genera of Australian cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea)". Zootaxa. 3287: 1–262 [174].

[afd-2] "Genus Parnquila Moulds, 2012". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-04.

[popple-3] L.W. Popple (2025). "Genus Parnquila Moulds, 2012, Buzzers". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-04.

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