Biology:Confuga
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Confuga is a genus of planthoppers in the family Cixiidae. Its only species is Confuga persephone, a troglobitic (cave-dwelling) planthopper that is endemic to New Zealand. It is the only known species of cave-dwelling planthopper in New Zealand.[1] The species was first described by Ronald Gordon Fennah in 1975, from specimens found in a cave east of Tākaka, in the South Island of New Zealand.[2] Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, it is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifier "Range Restricted".[3]
References
- ↑ Júlio César do Carmo Vaz Santos; Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira; Ian Millar; Hannelore Hoch (2019). "Conservation status and complementary description of Confuga persephone (Cixiidae): should this species be considered Threatened?". New Zealand Journal of Zoology 46 (1): 61–73. doi:10.1080/03014223.2018.1488751.
- ↑ , Wikidata Q104027629
- ↑ "NZTCS". https://nztcs.org.nz/assessments/16428.
External links
- Confuga persephone discussed in RNZ Critter of the Week, 29 July 2022
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