Brevisiana brevis

Brevisiana brevis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Platypleurini
Genus: Brevisiana
Species:
B. brevis
Binomial name
Brevisiana brevis
(Walker, 1850)

Brevisana brevis, known as the shrill thorntree cicada, is a cicada found in Africa and is likely the loudest insect on record. It has been recorded producing sounds with pressure levels of 106.7 decibels at a distance of 50 cm.[1][2]

Brevisana brevis is found in the African countries Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Malawi.[3]

References

  1. ^ Armstrong, Adrian John; Villet, Martin H. (2019). "Checklist, endemism, English vernacular names and identification of the cicadas (Insecta, Hemiptera, Cicadidae) of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa". African Invertebrates. 60 (2): 165–193. Bibcode:2019AfrIn..60..165A. doi:10.3897/afrinvertebr.60.35130. ISSN 2305-2562.
  2. ^ Petti, John M. (1997). "Chapter 24, Loudest". In T. J. Walker (ed.). University of Florida Book of Insect Records (PDF). Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  3. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Brevisiana brevis (Walker, 1850)". Retrieved 2024-11-17.


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