Myopsalta atrata

Myopsalta atrata is a species of cicada, also known as the orange-bellied buzzer, 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]

Myopsalta atrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Myopsalta
Species:	M. atrata
Binomial name
Myopsalta atrata (Goding & Froggatt, 1904)[1][2]
Synonyms
Melampsalta atrata Goding & Froggatt, 1904 Notopsalta atrata (Goding & Froggatt, 1904)

Description

The length of the forewing is 13–17 mm.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species is only known from the Greater Sydney area in the Hawkesbury sandstone region of central eastern New South Wales. Its associated habitat is open heathland and woodland with a heathy understorey.^[3][2]

Behaviour

Adult males may be heard from September to March, uttering calls characterised by a high-pitched rattle that becomes a buzzing phrase.^[3]