Pauropsalta conflua

Pauropsalta conflua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Pauropsalta
Species:	P. conflua
Binomial name
	Pauropsalta conflua; Owen & Moulds, 2016

Last updated November 02, 2025

Pauropsalta conflua is a species of cicada, also known as the small mallee squawker, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2016 by entomologists Christopher Owen and Maxwell Sydney Moulds.^[1]

Etymology

The specific epithet conflua (Latin: ‘flowing together’ or ‘uniting’) is an anatomical reference to the fusion of forewing vein stems.^[1]

Description

The length of the forewing is 14–22 mm.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in southern Western Australia from Ravensthorpe eastwards to Cape Arid National Park and north to Kalgoorlie, with an isolated population at Madura, as well as in South Australia from the lower Murray region northwards to Port Augusta, and on the Eyre Peninsula. The associated habitat is mallee eucalypt woodland.^[3]^[2]

Behaviour

Adult males may be heard from December to February, clinging to the branches of mallee eucalypts, emitting strident chirping and buzzing songs.^[3]

References

1 2 3 Owen, CL; Moulds, MS (2016). "Systematics and phylogeny of the Australian cicada genus Pauropsalta Goding and Froggatt, 1904 and allied genera (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettini)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 68 (4): 117–200 [143]. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
1 2 "Species Pauropsalta conflua Owen & Moulds, 2016". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
1 2 3 "Small Mallee Squawker Pauropsalta conflua Owen and Moulds, 2016". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-25.

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[o&m2016-1] 1 2 3 Owen, CL; Moulds, MS (2016). "Systematics and phylogeny of the Australian cicada genus Pauropsalta Goding and Froggatt, 1904 and allied genera (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettini)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 68 (4): 117–200 [143]. Retrieved 2025-10-24.

[afd-2] 1 2 "Species Pauropsalta conflua Owen & Moulds, 2016". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-25.

[popple-3] 1 2 3 "Small Mallee Squawker Pauropsalta conflua Owen and Moulds, 2016". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-25.

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