Purana nebulilinea

Purana nebulilinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Purana
Species:	P. nebulilinea
Binomial name
	Purana nebulilinea; (Walker, 1868)

Purana nebulilinea is a cicada species distributed in peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and nearby smaller islands. Its song consists of a long sequence (around 1 minute) of high pitched sounds with a characteristic frequency modulation pattern which can be repeated many times without interruption[1]

References

Kos M. & Gogala M. (2000). "The cicadas of the Purana nebulilinea group (Homoptera, Cicadidae) with a note on their songs" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 143: 1–25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2011.

External links

Gogala, Matija & Trilar, Tomi. "Phantastic songs of the S.E. Asian cicadas!". The Slovenian Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2009-12-13.
"Song of Purana nebulilinea". The Slovenian Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 1 April 2011.

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[1] Kos M. & Gogala M. (2000). "The cicadas of the Purana nebulilinea group (Homoptera, Cicadidae) with a note on their songs" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 143: 1–25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2011.