Biology:Maoricicada campbelli

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Short description: Species of true bug

Maoricicada campbelli
Maoricicada campbelli dorsal.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Maoricicada
Species:
M. campbelli
Binomial name
Maoricicada campbelli
(Myers, 1923)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Melampsalta campbelli Myers, 1923

Maoricicada campbelli, also known as the Campbell's cicada, is a species of cicada that is endemic to New Zealand.[3][2] This species was first described by John Golding Myers in 1923 under the name Melapsalta campbelli.[1][4][5] It was named in honour of James Wishart Campbell, who collected the first specimens of this species.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10576734 entry