Punia minima
Punia minima is a cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is also known as the pale grass pygmy.[1] It is endemic to Western Australia and the Northern Territory, Australia. In 2012, P. minima was placed in a monotypic genus, Punia; however, in 2020, four new species were described in the genus.[2]
P. minima is a very small cicada with a wingspan of only 10โ13 mm.[1]
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References
- "Grass Pygmy Punia minima (species complex)". dr-pop.net. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- Moulds, M. S. (2020-10-09). "A revision of the Australian cicada genus Punia Moulds, 2012 (Cicadidae: Cicadettinae: Cicadettini) with the description of four new species". Zootaxa. 4860 (1): 101โ115. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4860.1.5. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33056174.
Further reading
- Owen, Christopher L., et al. "How the aridification of Australia structured the biogeography and influenced the diversification of a large lineage of Australian cicadas." Systematic Biology 66.4 (2017): 569โ589.
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