Tettigarcta crinita
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| Tettigarcta crinita | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Tettigarctidae |
| Genus: | Tettigarcta |
| Species: | T. crinita |
| Binomial name | |
| Tettigarcta crinita | |
Tettigarcta crinita is a species of cicada, also known as the alpine hairy cicada, in the Tettigarctidae family, Tettigarctinae subfamily and Tettigarctini tribe. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1883 by English entomologist William Lucas Distant.[1][2]
The specific epithet crinita comes from the Latin (“hairy” or “long-haired”), referring to the species’ appearance.[1][3]
