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Thopha saccata 
Female T. saccata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hemiptera Family: Cicadidae Genus: Thopha Species: T. saccata Binomial name Thopha saccata
(Fabricius, 1803)Thopha saccata, commonly known as the double drummer, is an Australian cicada native to Queensland and New South Wales [1]. It is the largest Australian cicada, and the loudest cicada in the world [2]. They are brown in colour with a black pattern across the back. The male double drummer has small pockets (‘timbals’) on each side of its abdomen - the ‘double drums’ – that are used to amplify the sound it produces [2].
The double drummer is found from northern tropical Queensland, near Cooktown, to temperate areas as far south as Moruya, New South Wales, with adults present from November to March [3].
References
- ^ "Thopha saccata (Fabricius)". CSIRO. 2004-09-19. http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/name_s/b_4037.htm. Retrieved 2001-01-22.
- ^ a b Peter Chew (2007-12-23). "Double Drummer - Thopha saccata". Brisbane Insects and Spiders. http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_cicadas/DoubleDrummer.htm. Retrieved 2001-01-22.
- ^ "Genus Thopha Amyot and Serville, 1843 (Drummers)". University of Queensland. http://bacs-s02.bacs.uq.edu.au/sib/ins-info/Tho.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
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