Chrysocicada trophis
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| Chrysocicada trophis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Chrysocicada |
| Species: | C. trophis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysocicada trophis | |
Chrysocicada trophis is a species of cicada, also known as the golden alea, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Pictilini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2022 by Australian entomologists Maxwell Sydney Moulds and David C. Marshall.[1][2]
The specific epithet trophis, from Greek τροφόεις (“well-fed” or “stout”), refers to the inflated male abdomen.[1][3]
