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Paradina
Genus of cicadas From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paradina is a monotypic genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadettinae and tribe Cicadettini. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2012 by Australian entomologist Maxwell Sydney Moulds.[1]
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Etymology
The genus name Paradina is a combination derived from Greek para (‘near’ or ‘beside’) with dina, the last part of the name of the genus Mugadina, to which Paradina is closely related.[1]
Species
As of 2025 there was one described species in the genus:[2]
- Paradina leichardti (Distant, 1882) (Black Grass-zipper)
References
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