Yellow Clicker Kobonga apicata (Ashton, 1914)
Fauna Portal species: 3459
Kobonga apicata male, dorsal (HBI N3445-66; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: Alexander Greenhill (2025)
Fauna Portal Image No. 10948Diagnosis
(after Ashton 1914): May be easily distinguished by the very characteristic markings on the tegmina, a broad smoky fascia extending along both the apical anastomoses and becoming diffused over the first two apical areas.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(1914): Catalogue of the Cicadidae of the South Australian Museum with descriptions of several new species. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia. 38: 345 - 358WEB