Kikihia longula
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| Kikihia longula | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Kikihia |
| Species: | K. longula |
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| Kikihia longula | |
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Kikihia longula, commonly known as the Chatham Island cicada,[3] is a species of cicada that is endemic to New Zealand.[2][4] This species was first described by George Hudson in 1950.[1] Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic".[5]
