Cystosoma schmeltzi
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| Cystosoma schmeltzi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Cystosoma |
| Species: | C. schmeltzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cystosoma schmeltzi | |
Cystosoma schmeltzi is a species, or species complex, of cicadas, also known as lesser bladder cicadas, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Chlorocystini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1882 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.[1][2]