Amphipsalta cingulata explained

Amphipsalta cingulata, the clapping cicada, is a species of cicada that is endemic to New Zealand.[1] [2]

Taxonomy

This species was first described in 1775 by Johann Christian Fabricius and named Tettigonia cingulata.[3] [4]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found only in the North Island.[5]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Amphipsalta cingulata (Fabricius, 1775). www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 3 February 2018.
  3. Book: Fabricius, Johann Christian. Systema entomologiae : sistens insectorvm classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibvs, observationibvs. In Officina Libraria Kortii. 1775. Flensbvrgi et Lipsiae. 680. 10.5962/bhl.title.36510.
  4. Dugdale . J.S. . Fleming . C.A. . 1969 . Two New Zealand cicadas collected on Cook's Endeavour voyage, with description of a new genus. . New Zealand Journal of Science . 12 . 929–57 . BUGZ.
  5. Web site: NZ Farm Forestry - Large Cicadas, Amphipsalta spp. . 2023-01-22 . www.nzffa.org.nz.

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