species: Unidentified tiny cicada 1 in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Unidentified tiny cicada 1


©Anne Hoggett: Unidentified tiny cicada 1, body about 15 mm long, at Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Unidentified tiny cicada 1, body about 15 mm long, at Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Unidentified tiny cicada 1, body about 15 mm long, at Lizard Island
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Hemiptera
Family Cicadidae
Species Unidentified tiny cicada 1

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 1.5 cm (Body length of female specimen)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Comments

Two specimens (a male and a female) have been sent to the Australian Museum (Aug 2016).

Max Moulds (Australian Museum) says that this is an undescribed species and possibly an undescribed genus in the tribe Chlorocystini. It is likely to be a grass-dweller.

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution

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