Rhodopsalta leptomera

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Rhodopsalta leptomera
Rhodopsalta leptomera female.jpg
Female
Rhodopsalta leptomera male.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Rhodopsalta
Species:
R. leptomera
Binomial name
Rhodopsalta leptomera
(Myers, 1921)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Melampsalta leptomera Myers, 1921

Rhodopsalta leptomera, also known as the sand dune redtail cicada, is a species of insect that is endemic to New Zealand.[1][2] This species was first described in 1921 by J. G. Myers and named Melampsalta leptomera.[3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Larivière, M.-C.; Fletcher, M. J.; Larochelle, A. (2010). "Auchenorrhyncha (Insecta: Hemiptera): catalogue" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 63: 1–232. Retrieved 17 December 2018 – via Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research.
  2. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 403. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  3. ^ "Rhodopsalta leptomera (Myers, 1921)". Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. ^ Myers, J. G. (1921). "A revision of the New Zealand Cicadidae (Homoptera) with descriptions of new species". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 53: 238–250 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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