Pyropsalta patula
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| Pyropsalta patula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Pyropsalta |
| Species: | P. patula |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyropsalta patula | |
Pyropsalta patula is a species of cicada, also known as the pale 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 patula, from Latin patulus ('broad' or 'wide open'), refers to the enlarged tymbal cavity of the species.[1]
