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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Purana |
| Species: | P. nebulilinea
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| Binomial name | |
| Purana nebulilinea (Walker, 1868)
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References edit
- ^ 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 (1–2): 1–25. doi:10.1163/22119434-99900037. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2011.
External links edit
- 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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