''Amphipsalta'', commonly known as clapping cicadas, is a
genus
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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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Cicadidae
Cicadidae, the true cicadas, is the largest family of cicadas, with more than 3,200 species worldwide. The oldest known definitive fossils are from the Paleocene, a nymph from the Cretaceous Burmese amber has been attributed to the family, but co ...
.
This genus is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found 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 found els ...
to
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the ...
.
LandCare
Species
* '' Amphipsalta cingulata'' (Fabricius, 1775)
* '' Amphipsalta strepitans'' (Kirkaldy, 1909)
* ''Amphipsalta zelandica
The chorus cicada, ''Amphipsalta zelandica'', is the most common species of cicada in New Zealand, where it is endemic and found in most areas. They typically live in forests and areas with open bush, where their left-over nymph skins can be see ...
'' (Boisduval, 1835)
References
Cicadas of New Zealand
Cicadettini
Cicadidae genera
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