Froggattoides typicus
| Froggattoides typicus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Froggattoides |
| Species: | F. typicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Froggattoides typicus | |
Froggattoides typicus is a species, or species complex, of cicada, also known as the eastern bent-wing, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1910 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.[1]
Description
The length of the forewing is 25–30 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species complex occurs in Central Australia from the southern Northern Territory and northern South Australia eastwards into inland Queensland and north central New South Wales. Its associated habitat includes eucalypt woodland and sparse Acacia shrubland.[3][2]
Behaviour
Adults have been heard between September and April, uttering loud “raspberry” calls, responded to with soft clicks, during the night.[3]
References
- ^ a b Distant, WL (1910). "Australian Cicadidae with remarks on some recent disputation". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus). 54: 415–420 [418].
- ^ a b "Species Froggattoides typicus Distant, 1910". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
- ^ a b c "Eastern Bent-wing Froggattoides typicus Distant, 1910". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-05.