Plerapsalta incipiens

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Plerapsalta incipiens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Plerapsalta
Species:
P. incipiens
Binomial name
Plerapsalta incipiens
(Walker, 1850)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Cicada incipiens Walker, 1850
  • Cicadetta incipiens (Walker, 1850)
  • Pauropsalta incipiens Goding & Froggatt, 1904
  • Melampsalta incipiens Distant, 1906
  • Melampsalta murrayensis Distant, 1907

Plerapsalta incipiens is a species of cicada, also known as the pygmy yellowtail or tiny ambertail, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1850 by English entomologist Francis Walker.[1][2]

The length of the forewing is 13–14 mm.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Behaviour

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