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Checklist for Family Cicadidae Westwood, 1840 (Cicada)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
114
859
2236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
82
640
1608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
19
147
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
9
104
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cicadoidea
Westwood, 1851
Cicadas, Leafhoppers and Treehoppers
2
16
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCicadidae
Westwood, 1840
Cicada, Cicadas, True cicadas, Typical Cicadas
15
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
15 Genera with 56 Species
Amphipsalta Fleming, 1835Chirping cicada4SpeciesTaxom
Amphisalta Dugdale & Fl..., 18353SpeciesTaxom
Birrima Distant, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Carineta Amyot and Se..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Cicada Linnaeus, 17854SpeciesTaxom
Cicadetta Kolenati, 1857
Small Grass Cicadas0SpeciesTaxom
Kikihia Dugdale, 189124SpeciesTaxom
Maoricicada Dugdale, 197824SpeciesTaxom
Melampsalta Kolenati, 1850Little grassland cicadas2SpeciesTaxom
Notopsalta Dugdale, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pauropsalta Goding & Fro..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Quintilia Stal, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Rhodopsalta Dugdale, 0Redtailed cicada5SpeciesTaxom
Simona Moulds, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Yoyetta Moulds, 20151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
56 Species and 19 Subspecies
Amphipsalta cingulata Fabricius, 1775Clapping cicada
Amphipsalta strepitans Kirkaldy, 1909Chirping cicada
Amphipsalta zealandica (Boisduval, 1835)⇒ Amphipsalta zelandica Boisduval, 1835
Amphipsalta zelandica Boisduval, 1835Chorus cicada
Amphisalta cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Amphisalta strepitans Kirkaldy, 1909
Amphisalta zelandica Boisduval, 1835
Birrima castanea Goding & Fro..., 1904Red tree ticker
Carineta cinara Distant, 1883
Cicada aprilina (Hudson, 1891)⇒ Kikihia ochrina Walker, 1858
Cicada iolanthe (Hudson, 1891)⇒ Maoricicada iolanthe Hudson, 1891
Cicada muta minor (Hudson, 1891)⇒ Rhodopsalta cruentata Fabricius, 1775
Cicada tristis (Fourcroy & G..., 1785)⇒ Acrulogonia smidti Metcalf, 1965
Kikihia angusta Walker, 1850Tussock cicada
Kikihia cauta Myers, 1921Greater Bronze Cicada
Kikihia convicta Distant, 1892Norfolk Island Cicada
Kikihia cutora Fleming, 1973Kermadec Cicada
Kikihia cutora cumberi Fleming, 1973Southern Snoring Cicada
Kikihia cutora cutora Walker, 1850Northern Snoring Cicada
Kikihia cutora exulis Hudson, 1950Kermadec Cicada
Kikihia cutora exulus Hudson, 1950
Kikihia dugdalei Fleming, 1984Dugdale's Cicada
Kikihia exulis Hudson, 1950Kermadec cicada
Kikihia horologium Fleming, 1984Clock Cicada
Kikihia laneorum Fleming, 1984Lane's Cicada
Kikihia longula Hudson, 1950Chathams Cicada
Kikihia murihikua Fleming, 1984
Kikihia muta Fabricius, 1775Variable cicada
Kikihia muta aotea
Kikihia muta muta Fabricius, 1775Variable Cicada
Kikihia muta pallida Hudson, 1950
Kikihia ochrina Walker, 1858April Green Cicada
Kikihia paxillulae Fleming, 1984Peg's Cicada
Kikihia peninsularis Fleming, 1984
Kikihia rosea Walker, 1850Murihiku cicada
Kikihia scutellaris Walker, 1850Lesser Bronze Cicada
Kikihia subalpina Hudson, 1891Chathams cicada
Maoricicada alticola Dugdale & Fl..., 1978High Alpine Cicada
Maoricicada campbelli Myers, 1923Campbell's Cicada
Maoricicada cassiope Hudson, 1891Roughscaled flounder
Maoricicada clamitans Dugdale & Fl..., 1978Yodelling Cicada
Maoricicada hamiltoni Myers, 1926Hamilton's Cicada
Maoricicada iolanthe Hudson, 1891Iolanthe Cicada
Maoricicada lindsayi Myers, 1923Lindsay's cicada
Maoricicada mangu Dugdale & Fl..., 1978Braying Cicada
Maoricicada mangu celer Dugdale & Fl..., 1978Braying Cicada
Maoricicada mangu celeris Dugdale & Fl..., 1978Braying cicada
Maoricicada mangu gourlayi Dugdale & Fl..., 1978Dun Mountain Cicada
Maoricicada mangu mangu FB White, 1879Canterbury Scree Cicada
Maoricicada mangu multicostata Dugdale & Fl..., 1978Northern Scree Cicada
Maoricicada myersi Fleming, 1971Myers' Cicada
Maoricicada nigra Dugdale & Fl..., 1978Eastern Subnival Cicada
Maoricicada nigra frigida Dugdale & Fl..., 1978Eastern Subnival Cicada
Maoricicada nigra nigra Myers, 1921Western Subnival Cicada
Maoricicada octagoensis octagoensis
Maoricicada oromelaena Myers, 1926Greater Alpine Black Cicada
Maoricicada otagoensis Dugdale & Fl..., 1978Otago Speargrass Cicada
Maoricicada otagoensis maceweni Dugdale & Fl..., 1978Southern Speargrass Cicada
Maoricicada otagoensis otagoensis Dugdale & Fl..., 1978Otago Speargrass Cicada
Maoricicada phaeoptera Dugdale & Fl..., 1978Southern Dusky Cicada
Maoricicada tenuis Dugdale & Fl..., 1978Northern Dusky Cicada
Melampsalta sancta (Distant, 1913)⇒ Simona sancta Distant, 1913
Melampsalta telxiope (Walker, 1850)⇒ Yoyetta landsboroughi Distant, 1882
Notopsalta sericea Walker, 1850Clay Bank Cicada
Pauropsalta rubristrigata Goding & Fro..., 1904
Quintilia carinata Thunberg, 1822Livid macron
Rhodopsalta banksii
Rhodopsalta cruentata Fabricius, 1775Blood Redtail Cicada
Rhodopsalta leptomera Myers, 1921Sand dune cicada
Rhodopsalta microdora Hudson, 1936Little Redtail Cicada
Rhodopsalta microdora banksi
Simona sancta Distant, 1913Western Eremophila Cicada
Yoyetta fluviatilis Emery & al., 2015River Ambertail

Subnodes of Cicadidae with occurrences in New Zealand
SubfamilyCicadettinae
Buckton, 1889
13
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCicadinae
Latreille, 1802
Translucent cicadas
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTettigomyiinae
Distant, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cicadidae at homepage2.nifty.com
Cicadidae at artfakta.se
Cicadidae at dyntaxa.se
Cicadidae at gbif.org
Cicadidae at irmng.org
Cicadidae at itis.gov