Kikihia [1] (lat.) Is a genus of cicadas from the family Cicadidae .
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Description
Endemic to New Zealand and nearby islands, including Norfolk Island . [1] Body length about 2 cm, color black and green. [2]
Systematics
The genus includes more than 15 species and subspecies and belongs to the tribe Cicadettini ( Cicadettinae ). The genus Kikihia was originally established in 1972 (Dugdale, 1972) for 11 species previously described in the genus Cicadetta . [3] Later, Fleming (Fleming, 1973, 1984) added 4 more species to the new genus ( K. laneorum Fleming, K. dugdalei Fleming, K. horologium Fleming, K. paxillulae Fleming). [one]
- Kikihia angusta (Walker, 1850)
- Kikihia cauta (Myers, 1921)
- 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)
See also
- List of New Zealand Cicadas
Notes
- β 1 2 3 Arensburger, P .; Simon, C .; Holsinger, K. 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. Journal of biogeography, 31: 1769-1783.
- β New Zealand Cicada Interactive Identifier (English)
- β Dugdale, JS (1972) Genera of New Zealand cicadidae (Homoptera). New Zealand Journal of Science, 14, 856-882.
Literature
- Fleming, CA 1973: The Kermadec Islands cicada and its relatives (Hemiptera: Homoptera). New Zealand journal of science, 16: 315-332.
- Fleming, CA 1984: The cicada genus Kikihia Dugdale (Hemiptera, Homoptera). Part 1. The New Zealand green foliage cicadas. National Museum of New Zealand Records, 2 (18): 191β206.