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Amphipsalta

Amphipsalta, commonly known as clapping cicadas, is a genus of cicada in the family Cicadidae. This genus is endemic to New Zealand.

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Amphipsalta
Chorus cicada, Amphipsalta zelandica

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Superfamily: Cicadoidea
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Amphipsalta
Dugdale and Fleming, 1969

Amphipsalta, commonly known as clapping cicadas, is a genus of cicada in the family Cicadidae.1 This genus is endemic to New Zealand.23

Species

  • Amphipsalta cingulata
    Amphipsalta cingulata
  • Amphipsalta strepitans
    Amphipsalta strepitans
  • Amphipsalta zelandica
    Amphipsalta zelandica
References

References

  1. Larivière, M.-C.; Fletcher, M. J.; Larochelle, A. (2010). "Auchenorrhyncha (Insecta: Hemiptera): catalogue" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 63: 1–232. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2018 – via Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research.
  2. LandCare Archived 2008-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Amphipsalta". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
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