Brevisana brevis

Brevisana brevis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Cicadomorpha
Superfamily:	Cicadoidea
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Brevisana
Species:	B. brevis
Binomial name
	Brevisana brevis;

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]

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. doi:10.3897/afrinvertebr.60.35130. ISSN 2305-2562.
Walker, T.J., ed. 2001. University of Florida Book of Insect Records, 2001. "UF Book of Insect Records". Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2009-09-09.

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[Armstrong2019-1] 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. doi:10.3897/afrinvertebr.60.35130. ISSN 2305-2562.

[walker-2] Walker, T.J., ed. 2001. University of Florida Book of Insect Records, 2001. "UF Book of Insect Records". Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2009-09-09.