Terepsalta infans

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Terepsalta infans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Terepsalta
Species:
T. infans
Binomial name
Terepsalta infans
(Walker, 1850)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Cicada infans Walker, 1850
  • Cicada abbreviata Walker, 1862
  • Melampsalta abbreviata (Walker, 1862)
  • Quintilia infans (Walker, 1850)
  • Tibicen infans (Walker, 1850)

Terepsalta infans is a species of cicada, also known as the southern stubby grass-ticker, 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 13–16 mm.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Behaviour

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