Pauropsalta infuscata

Pauropsalta infuscata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Pauropsalta
Species:	P. infuscata
Binomial name
Pauropsalta infuscata (Goding & Froggatt, 1904) [1] [2]
Synonyms
Melampsalta infuscataGoding & Froggatt, 1904 Cicadetta infuscata(Goding & Froggatt, 1904)

Pauropsalta infuscata is a species of cicada, also known as the large mallee squawker, 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] [2]}

Description

The length of the forewing is 19–25 mm. ^[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs across southern mainland Australia from the Goldfields region of Western Australia, eastwards through South Australia and north-western Victoria to Condobolin in central New South Wales. The associated habitat is mallee woodland. ^{[3] [2]}

Behaviour

Adult males may be heard while clinging to the trunks and lower branches of mallee eucalypts, emitting low-pitched calls. ^[3]

References

1. Goding, FW; Froggatt, WW (1904). "Monograph of the Australian Cicadidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (3): 561–670 [641]. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
2. "Species Pauropsalta infuscata (Goding & Froggatt, 1904)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
3. "Large Mallee Squawker Pauropsalta infuscata (Goding and Froggatt, 1904)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-30.