Pyropsalta amnica
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| Pyropsalta amnica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Pyropsalta |
| Species: | P. amnica |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyropsalta amnica | |
Pyropsalta amnica is a species of cicada, also known as the Perth bandit, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2022 by entomologists Maxwell Sydney Moulds and David C. Marshall.[1][2]
The specific epithet amnica, from Latin amnicus ('associated with a stream'), refers to the cicadas’ liking for trees growing near streams.[1]
