Novothymbris zealandica
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| Novothymbris zealandica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Genus: | Novothymbris |
| Species: | N. zealandica |
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| Novothymbris zealandica (Myers, 1923) | |
Novothymbris zealandica is a species of leafhopper endemic to New Zealand.
Novothymbris zealandica is by original designation the type species of the genus Novothymbris.[1]: 454 It was first scientifically described under the name Diedrocephala zealandica by Myers in 1923. The type specimen was collected from Dun Mountain, Nelson, and is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection as of 2010.[2]: 71 N. zealandica is part of the eponymous zelandica group of Novothymbris species.[2]: 69