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Kikihia scutellaris

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Kikihia scutellaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Kikihia
Species:
K. scutellaris
Binomial name
Kikihia scutellaris
(Walker, 1850)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cicada scutellaris Walker, 1850

Kikihia scutellaris, commonly known as lesser bronze cicada, is a species of cicada that is endemic to New Zealand.[3][2] This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1850.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Kikihia scutellaris (Walker, 1850)". Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  3. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 403. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  4. ^ Fleming, C.A. (1984). "The cicada genus Kikihia Dugdale (Hemiptera; Homoptera). Part 1. The New Zealand green foliage cicadas". National Museum of New Zealand Records. 2 (18): 191–206.