Maoricicada alticola | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Cicadidae |
Genus: | Maoricicada |
Species: | M. alticola
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Binomial name | |
Maoricicada alticola |
Maoricicada alticola, also known as the high alpine cicada, is a species of cicada that is endemic to New Zealand.[2][3] This species was first described by John S. Dugdale and Charles Fleming in 1978.[1][4]