Brevisana brevis explained

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

Notes and References

  1. Armstrong . Adrian John . Villet . Martin H. . Checklist, endemism, English vernacular names and identification of the cicadas (Insecta, Hemiptera, Cicadidae) of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa . African Invertebrates . 60 . 2 . 2019 . 165–193 . 2305-2562 . 10.3897/afrinvertebr.60.35130. free . 2019AfrIn..60..165A .
  2. Walker, T.J., ed. 2001. University of Florida Book of Insect Records, 2001. Web site: UF Book of Insect Records . 2009-09-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081216161323/http://ufbir.ifas.ufl.edu/ . 2008-12-16 .

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