Macrotristria extrema
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Macrotristria |
| Species: | M. extrema
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Macrotristria extrema, also known as the western whiner, is a species of cicada in the true cicada family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1892 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant[1][2]
Description
[edit]The length of the forewing is 34–38 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in coastal and subcoastal north-western Western Australia from Carnarvon north-eastwards to Sandfire, and inland to Marble Bar and Wittenoom.[2] The habitat includes low open shrubland with scattered trees and dune vegetation.[3]
Behaviour
[edit]Adults are heard from October to May, clinging to the stems and branches of trees and shrubs, uttering continuous harsh whines.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Distant, WL (1892). "On some undescribed Cicadidae, with synonymical notes". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 6 (10): 54–67 [56].
- ^ a b c "Species Macrotristria extrema (Distant, 1892)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ^ a b c L.W. Popple (2025). "Western Whiner Macrotristria extrema (Distant, 1892)". A web guide to the cicadas of Australia. Popple Creative Industries. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
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