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Rhodopsalta microdora

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Rhodopsalta microdora
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Rhodopsalta
Species:
R. microdora
Binomial name
Rhodopsalta microdora
(Hudson, 1936)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Melampsalta microdora Hudson, 1936

Rhodopsalta microdora, also known as the little redtail cicada, is a species of insect that is endemic to New Zealand.[1][2] This species was first described in 1936 by George Vernon Hudson and named Melampsalta microdora.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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 17 December 2018 – via Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Rhodopsalta microdora (Hudson, 1936)". Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. Retrieved 17 December 2018.