Pyropsalta melete
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Pyropsalta |
| Species: | P. melete |
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| Pyropsalta melete | |
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Pyropsalta melete is a species of cicada, also known as the red bandit, 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]
