Maoricicada alticola
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| Maoricicada alticola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Maoricicada |
| Species: | M. alticola |
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| Maoricicada alticola | |
Maoricicada alticola, also known as the high alpine cicada, is a species of cicada that is endemic to New Zealand.[2][3] This species was first described by John S. Dugdale and Charles Fleming in 1978.[1][4] Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of Range Restricted".[5]
