''Amphipsalta'', commonly known as clapping cicadas, is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
cicada
The cicadas () are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers. The superfamily is divided into two ...
in the
family
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.
This genus is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
.
LandCare
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Species
* '' Amphipsalta cingulata'' (Fabricius, 1775)
* '' Amphipsalta strepitans'' (Kirkaldy, 1909)
* '' Amphipsalta zelandica'' (Boisduval, 1835)
Amphipsalta cingulata - inat 31203596.jpg, ''Amphipsalta cingulata''
Amphipsalta strepitans - inat 256476049.jpg, ''Amphipsalta strepitans''
Amphipsalta zelandica - inat 256734321.jpg, ''Amphipsalta zelandica''
References
External links
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Cicadas of New Zealand
Cicadettini
Cicadidae genera
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