Parnquila hillieri

Parnquila hillieri, also known as the cane grass buzzer, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1906 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.

Description

The length of the forewing is 23–27 mm.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in north-eastern South Australia in the Strzelecki Desert. The holotype was collected at Killalpanima, some 160 km east of Lake Eyre. The associated habitat is sandhill canegrass growing in thick shrub-like clumps on sand-dunes.

Behaviour

Adults have been heard in January, clinging to canegrass stems, uttering persistent, buzzing calls.