Punia minima

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Punia minima
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Punia
Species:
P. minima
Binomial name
Punia minima
(Goding & Froggatt, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Pauropsalta minimaGoding & Froggatt, 1904
  • Melampsalta minimaBurns, 1957
  • Cicadetta minimaMoulds, 1990

Punia minima is a cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is also known as the pale grass pygmy. [1] It is native 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]

Punia minima is a very small cicada with a wingspan of only 10–13 mm. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Grass Pygmy Punia minima (species complex)". dr-pop.net. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  2. 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): 101–115. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.1.5 . ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   33056174.

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