Biology:Amphipsalta cingulata

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Short description: Species of true bug

Amphipsalta cingulata
Amphipsalta cingulata dorsal.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Amphipsalta
Species:
A. cingulata
Binomial name
Amphipsalta cingulata
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • (Fabricius, 1775) Fabricius, 1775
  • Melampsalta cingulata Tettigonia cingulata
  • (Fabricius, 1775) Cicadetta cingulata

Amphipsalta cingulata, the clapping cicada, is a species of cicada that is endemic to New Zealand.[3][1]

Taxonomy

This species was first described in 1775 by Johann Christian Fabricius and named Tettigonia cingulata.[4][2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found only in the North Island.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q28837494 entry