''Rhodopsalta microdora'', also known as the little redtail cicada, is a species of insect 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 in 1936 by

George Vernon Hudson George Vernon Hudson FRSNZ (20 April 1867 – 5 April 1946) was a British-born New Zealand entomologist credited with proposing the modern daylight saving time. He was awarded the Hector Memorial Medal in 1923. Biography Born in London, Brit ...

and named ''Melampsalta microdora''.

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Cicadas of New Zealand Insects described in 1936 Endemic fauna of New Zealand Taxa named by George Hudson Cicadettini Endemic insects of New Zealand {{Cicadidae-stub