Maoricicada nigra is a species of cicada that is endemic to New Zealand.[1][2] This species was first described by John Golding Myers in 1921.[1][3]
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| Male Maoricicada nigra nigra | |
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| Female Maoricicada nigra nigra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Maoricicada |
| Species: | M. nigra
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| Maoricicada nigra | |
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Subspecies
editThere are two subspecies:[4]
- Maoricicada nigra frigida Dugdale & Fleming, 1978 – eastern subnival cicada
- Maoricicada nigra nigra (Myers, 1921) – western subnival cicada
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Eastern Subnival Cicada (Maoricicada nigra frigida) sunning on rock near the Remarkables Ski Area, Otago. -
View showing distinctive markings on the cicada's ventral surface, Old Man Range, Central Otago.
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References
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- ^ a b c d "Maoricicada nigra (Myers, 1921)". Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Larivière, M.-C.; Fletcher, M. J.; Larochelle, A. (2010). "Auchenorrhyncha (Insecta: Hemiptera): catalogue" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 63: 1–232. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2018 – via Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research.
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