| Brevisiana brevis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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.
Brevisana brevis is found in the African countries Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Malawi.
References
- 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.
- Petti, John M. (1997). "Chapter 24, Loudest". In T. J. Walker (ed.). University of Florida Book of Insect Records (PDF). Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- "Catalogue of Life, Brevisiana brevis (Walker, 1850)". Retrieved 2024-11-17.
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