| Amphipsalta cingulata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Amphipsalta |
| Species: | A. cingulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphipsalta cingulata | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Amphipsalta cingulata, the clapping cicada, is a species of cicada that is endemic to New Zealand. [3] [1]
This species was first described in 1775 by Johann Christian Fabricius and named Tettigonia cingulata. [4] [2]
This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found only in the North Island. [5]
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