Biology:Rhodopsalta leptomera

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Short description: Species of true bug

Rhodopsalta leptomera
Rhodopsalta leptomera female.jpg
Female
Rhodopsalta leptomera male.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Rhodopsalta
Species:
R. leptomera
Binomial name
Rhodopsalta leptomera
(Myers, 1921)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Melampsalta leptomera Myers, 1921

Rhodopsalta leptomera, also known as the sand dune redtail cicada, is a species of insect that is endemic to New Zealand.[1][2] This species was first described in 1921 by J. G. Myers and named Melampsalta leptomera.[3][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Larivière, M.-C.; Fletcher, M. J.; Larochelle, A. (2010). "Auchenorrhyncha (Insecta: Hemiptera): catalogue". Fauna of New Zealand 63: 1–232. http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/26328/FNZ63Auchenorrhycha.pdf. Retrieved 17 December 2018. 
  2. , p. 403 , Wikidata Q45922947
  3. "Rhodopsalta leptomera (Myers, 1921)". Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/70346e64-acdd-4a75-aa3b-51c2f773fe57. Retrieved 17 December 2018. 
  4. Myers, J. G. (1921). "A revision of the New Zealand Cicadidae (Homoptera) with descriptions of new species.". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 53: 238–250. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3309635. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10653295 entry