Gymnotympana varicolor
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| Gymnotympana varicolor | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Gymnotympana |
| Species: | G. varicolor |
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| Gymnotympana varicolor | |
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Gymnotympana varicolor is a species of cicada, also known as the red belly, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Chlorocystini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1907 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.[1][2]
The specific epithet varicolor (Latin: “varicoloured”) refers to the cicadas’ colouration.[1][3]
