Pauropsalta katherina
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| Pauropsalta katherina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Pauropsalta |
| Species: | P. katherina |
| Binomial name | |
| Pauropsalta katherina | |
Pauropsalta katherina is a species of cicada, also known as Kathy's squawker, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2016 by entomologists Christopher Owen and Maxwell Sydney Moulds.[1]
The specific epithet katherina, from Latinised Greek alkaterine (‘pure’), the origin of the English name ‘Katherine’, thus honouring Kathy Hill for her contributions to the systematics of Australian cicadas.[1]
