Diceropyga subapicalis

Diceropyga subapicalis, also known as the Australian dicer, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It occurs in Australia and New Guinea. It was described in 1868 by English entomologist Francis Walker.^[1]

Diceropyga subapicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Diceropyga
Species:	D. subapicalis
Binomial name
Diceropyga subapicalis (Walker, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
Dundubia subapicalis Walker, 1868 Dundubia obtecta Kirkaldy, 1905 Cosmopsaltria atra Distant, 1897

Description

The species has a forewing length of 32–41 mm.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in New Guinea, the Aru Islands, Darnley Island in Torres Strait, and the Cape York region of north-eastern Queensland, where it occurs in tropical rainforest habitats.^[2]

Behaviour

Adults may be heard from December to July, clinging to the trunks and branches of rainforest trees, uttering coarse, metallic, buzzing calls.^[2]