Amphipsalta cingulata
{{Short description|Species of true bug}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
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|genus = Amphipsalta
|species = cingulata
|authority = (Fabricius, 1775)
|synonyms = {{Specieslist
|Tettigonia cingulata|Fabricius, 1775
|Melampsalta cingulata|(Fabricius, 1775)
|Cicadetta cingulata|(Fabricius, 1775)
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File:Amphipsalta cingulata - inat 31203596.jpg
Amphipsalta cingulata, the clapping cicada, is a species of cicada that is endemic to New Zealand.{{Cite Q|Q45922947|page=403}}{{cite web|title=Amphipsalta cingulata (Fabricius, 1775)|url=http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/db7e22da-a4bb-4574-8b9e-e76987adf5d0|website=www.nzor.org.nz|publisher=Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd|access-date=3 February 2018}}
Taxonomy
This species was first described in 1775 by Johann Christian Fabricius and named Tettigonia cingulata.{{Cite book|url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25552067|title=Systema entomologiae : sistens insectorvm classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibvs, observationibvs|last=Fabricius|first=Johann Christian|publisher=In Officina Libraria Kortii|year=1775|location=Flensbvrgi et Lipsiae|pages=680|doi=10.5962/bhl.title.36510}}{{Cite journal |last1=Dugdale |first1=J.S. |last2=Fleming |first2=C.A. |date=1969 |title=Two New Zealand cicadas collected on Cook's Endeavour voyage, with description of a new genus. |url=https://bugz.ento.org.nz/detail/0ec02aac-eaf3-40fc-9592-b9bdf848eb89 |journal=New Zealand Journal of Science |volume=12 |pages=929–57 |archive-url= |archive-date= |via=BUGZ}}
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found only in the North Island.{{Cite web |title=NZ Farm Forestry - Large Cicadas, Amphipsalta spp. |url=https://www.nzffa.org.nz/farm-forestry-model/the-essentials/forest-health-pests-and-diseases/Pests/Amphipsalta/large-cicadas-amphipsalta-spp-/ |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=www.nzffa.org.nz}}
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Category:Cicadas of New Zealand
Category:Insects described in 1775
Category:Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
Category:Endemic insects of New Zealand
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