Exhibits a robust and medium-sized body ranging from 25 to 30 millimeters in length, with a wingspan that can reach between 75 and 85 millimeters. The general coloration of this insect varies from greenish-brown to dark brown, providing exceptional camouflage against tree bark. Its broad head features large, prominent compound eyes and three central ocelli arranged in a triangle on the vertex. The pronotum displays a distinctive pattern of symmetrical dark markings, while the mesonotum features longitudinal lines key for taxonomic identification. The forewings are completely hyaline (transparent) with thick, well-defined veins that darken near the apex. Males possess a pair of abdominal tymbals covered by small opercula, which function as resonance chambers to amplify their loud acoustic signals.

Geographical distribution: Occurs natively throughout the Southern Cone of South America, spanning extensive territories in Argentina (predominantly in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, Santa Fe, and Córdoba), as well as across Uruguay and the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil. Its distribution range is closely linked to the basin systems of the Paraná and De la Plata rivers.

Habitat: Inhabits transition biomes such as the Pampean grasslands, the Espinal woodlands, riparian forests, suburban groves, and urban parks with a high density of native and exotic woody trees. It prefers open woodland areas where adults can find high perches exposed to solar radiation for thermoregulation and acoustic communication.

Feeding: Represents a strictly phytophagous insect with sap-sucking habits. Both nymphs and adults feed on plant sap (specifically xylem fluid) from a wide variety of woody and herbaceous plants. Adults use their piercing-sucking mouthparts to penetrate the bark of young twigs on host trees such as willows (Salix spp.), eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.), and native Fabaceae species. Subterranean nymphs feed by sucking nutrients from the fine roots of surrounding vegetation during their multi-year underground development.

Behavior: Displays diurnal activity patterns restricted to the warmest months of the year, spanning from late spring to late summer. Males exhibit intensive territorial and acoustic behaviors, producing a loud, rhythmic stridulating song to attract receptive females and ward off male rivals. Adults are capable fliers but tend to remain stationary on tree trunks, relying heavily on their cryptic coloration to escape the notice of insectivorous birds and predatory wasps. Nymphs show strictly subterranean and fossorial behaviors, using specialized raptorial forelegs to dig intricate tunnels in moist soil.

Reproduction: Features a hemimetabolous life cycle marked by a prolonged subterranean nymphal stage that can span several years. Following successful copulation stimulated by the male´s courtship song, the female utilizes her saw-like ovipositor to slice small slits into thin twigs, where she deposits numerous elongated eggs. Upon hatching, the tiny first-instar nymphs drop to the ground and burrow immediately into the soil. Once they reach final maturity, the last-instar nymphs emerge from the ground during warm summer nights, climb vertical structures, and undergo ecdysis, shedding their exoskeleton to emerge as winged adults and leaving behind translucent exuviae.

Conservation status: Has not been systematically assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), thus falling under the Not Evaluated (NE) category. Regionally, it remains a common species with stable population trends; however, local habitat fragmentation, deforestation of native woodlands, and chemical pesticide applications in agricultural or urban areas pose localized threats to its populations.