Biology:Maoricicada otagoensis

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Short description: Species of true bug

Maoricicada otagoensis
Maoricicada otagoensis otagoensis male.jpg
Male Maoricicada otagoensis otagoensis
Maoricicada otagoensis otagoensis female.jpg
Female Maoricicada otagoensis otagoensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Maoricicada
Species:
M. otagoensis
Binomial name
Maoricicada otagoensis
Dugdale and Fleming, 1978[1]

Maoricicada otagoensis is a species of cicada that is endemic to New Zealand.[1][2] This species was first described by John S. Dugdale and Charles Fleming in 1978.[1][3]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:[4]

  • Maoricicada otagoensis maceweni Dugdale & Fleming, 1978. (Southern speargrass cicada)
  • Maoricicada otagoensis otagoensis Dugdale & Fleming, 1978. (Otago speargrass cicada)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10576744 entry