Amphipsalta cingulata

Amphipsalta cingulata, the clapping cicada, is a species of cicada that is endemic to New Zealand.^[3][1]

Amphipsalta cingulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Amphipsalta
Species:	A. cingulata
Binomial name
Amphipsalta cingulata (Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Tettigonia cingulata Fabricius, 1775 Melampsalta cingulata (Fabricius, 1775) Cicadetta cingulata (Fabricius, 1775)

Amphipsalta cingulata

Taxonomy

This species was first described in 1775 by Johann Christian Fabricius and named Tettigonia cingulata.^[4][2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found only in the North Island.^[5]