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]
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Genus: | Kikihia Dugdale, 1972 |
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![](../I/HEMI_Cicadidae_Kikihia_cutora_cumberi_laneorum_subalpina.png.webp)
Kikihia cutora, cumberi, laneorum, subalpina illustrated by Des Helmore
Species
- Kikihia angusta (Walker, 1850)
- Kikihia cauta (Myers, 1921)
- Kikihia convicta (Distant, 1892)
- Kikihia cutora cumberi Fleming, 1973
- Kikihia cutora cutora (Walker, 1850)
- Kikihia cutora exulis (Hudson, 1950)
- Kikihia dugdalei Fleming, 1984
- Kikihia horologium Fleming, 1984
- Kikihia laneorum Fleming, 1984
- Kikihia longula (Hudson, 1950)
- Kikihia muta muta (Fabricius, 1775)
- Kikihia muta pallida (Hudson, 1950)
- Kikihia ochrina (Walker, 1858)
- Kikihia paxillulae Fleming, 1984
- Kikihia rosea (Walker, 1850)
- Kikihia scutellaris (Walker, 1850)
- Kikihia subalpina (Hudson, 1891)
![Kikihia illustrated by Des Helmore.](../I/HEMI_Cicadidae_Kikihia.png.webp)
Kikihia illustrated by Des Helmore.
References
- 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.
- Fleming, C. A. (1984). "The Cicada Genus Kikihia Dugdale (Hemiptera, Homoptera)". National Museum of New Zealand Records. Wellington, New Zealand. 2 (18): 191–206.
- Moulds, Maxwell Sidney (1990). Australian Cicadas. Kensington, New South Wales: New South Wales University Press. ISBN 978-0-86840-139-3.
- 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.
External links
- LandCare Terrestrial and Freshwater Biodiversity Information Systems information - cicadas Archived 2008-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
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