Kikihia scutellaris (Walker, 1850) is a animal in the Cicadidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Kikihia scutellaris (Walker, 1850)

Kikihia scutellaris (Walker, 1850)

Kikihia scutellaris, the lesser bronze cicada, is a New Zealand-endemic cicada species first described in 1850.

Family
Genus
Kikihia
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Kikihia scutellaris (Walker, 1850)

Kikihia scutellaris, commonly called the lesser bronze cicada, is a cicada species that is endemic to New Zealand. This species was first formally described by Francis Walker in 1850.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Cicadidae Kikihia

More from Cicadidae

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