Kikihia

Kikihia is a genus of cicada in the family Cicadidae.[1] Most species contained in the genus are endemic to New Zealand,[2] with a single Australian species (K. convicta) found on Norfolk Island.[3] The genus was established in 1972 by John S. Dugdale with eleven species formerly classed within the genus Cicadetta.[4]

Kikihia
Kikihia ochrina specimen held at Auckland Museum
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Kikihia

Dugdale, 1972
Species
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Kikihia cutora, cumberi, laneorum, subalpina illustrated by Des Helmore

Species

Kikihia illustrated by Des Helmore.
Kikihia illustrated by Des Helmore.

References

  1. 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 24 February 2017.
  2. Fleming, C. A. (1984). "The Cicada Genus Kikihia Dugdale (Hemiptera, Homoptera)". National Museum of New Zealand Records. Wellington, New Zealand. 2 (18): 191–206.
  3. Moulds, Maxwell Sidney (1990). Australian Cicadas. Kensington, New South Wales: New South Wales University Press. ISBN 978-0-86840-139-3.
  4. Arensburger, Peter; Simon, Chris; Holsinger, Kent (2004). "Evolution and phylogeny of the New Zealand cicada genus Kikihia Dugdale (Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae) with special reference to the origin of the Kermadec and Norfolk Islands' species" (PDF). Journal of Biogeography. 31 (11): 1769–1783. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01098.x.


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