Chrysocicada franceaustralae
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Chrysocicada franceaustralae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Chrysocicada |
| Species: | C. franceaustrale |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysocicada franceaustrale | |
Chrysocicada franceaustrale is a species of cicada, also known as the broad-headed alea, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Pictilini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1989 by French entomologist Michel Boulard.[1][2]
The specific epithet franceaustrale refers to the 1988 France-Australe Bicentenary Expedition to Shark Bay, in the course of which the species was discovered.[1][3]
