Tosena splendida

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Tosena splendida
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T. splendida
Binomial name
Tosena splendida
Distant, 1878
Tosena spendida at Zoologische Staatssammlung Munchen Tosena spendida TPopp.jpg
Tosena spendida at Zoologische Staatssammlung München

Tosena melanoptera is a cicada species from Thailand. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1878. [1]

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References

  1. Distant, W.L. (1878). "Notes on some Hemiptera-Homoptera, with descriptions of new species". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 26(2).