''Maoricicada alticola'', also known as the high alpine cicada, is a species of
cicada that 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 elsew ...
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 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
.
This species was first described by
John S. Dugdale and
Charles Fleming in 1978.
References
Cicadas of New Zealand
Insects described in 1978
Endemic fauna of New Zealand
Cicadettini
Endemic insects of New Zealand
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