Chelapsalta puer
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| Chelapsalta puer | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Chelapsalta |
| Species: | C. puer |
| Binomial name | |
| Chelapsalta puer | |
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Chelapsalta puer is a species or species complex of cicadas, also known as the cassinia cicada, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1850 by English entomologist Francis Walker.[1]
The length of the forewing is 15–18 mm.[2]
