''Maoricicada mangu'' 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 ...

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

Francis Buchanan White Francis Buchanan White (20 March 1842, Perth – 3 December 1894, Perth) was a Scottish entomologist and botanist. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with an M.D. in 1864. After doing a Grand Tour in 1866, he sett ...

in 1879.

Subspecies

There are four subspecies: * ''Maoricicada mangu celer'' Dugdale & Fleming, 1978 – braying cicada * ''Maoricicada mangu gourlayi'' Dugdale & Fleming, 1978 – Dun Mountain cicada * ''Maoricicada mangu mangu'' (White, 1879) – Canterbury scree cicada * ''Maoricicada mangu multicostata'' Dugdale & Fleming, 1978 – northern scree cicada

References

Cicadidae Cicadas of New Zealand Insects described in 1879 Endemic fauna of New Zealand Endemic insects of New Zealand {{Cicadidae-stub